Disney distributing Miyazaki's 'Ponyo'

Tom Morrow · 03-25-2009, 05:34 PM

Disney distributing Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo

Disney Picks Up Ponyo for Aug. Release

Animation Magazine
Disney will release Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea on August 14, 2009. Retitled as Ponyo for its U.S. theatrical run, the English-language version features the voices of Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin and Betty White. John Lasseter, Brad Lewis and Peter Sohn are listed as English voice talent directors, and Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Steve Alpert are billed as producers of version. Melissa Mathison (ET, The Black Stallion) wrote the English screenplay.

Exec produced by Miyazaki and Lasseter, Ponyo is inspired in part by Hans Christian Andersen’s popular fairy tale The Little Mermaid. The plotline centers on the friendship between a five-year-old boy (voiced by Frankie Jonas) and an overeager goldfish (Noah Cyrus) who dreams of becoming human.

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea was Japan’s biggest box office hit in 2008, earning 15.50 billion yen (over US $172 million), more than double the second highest-grossing film, Boys Over Flowers Final. The feature also won the Top Tokyo Anime Award and the Japanese Academy Award for Best Animation of the year a well as the Future Film Digital Award at last year’s Venice Film Festival.
by Ramin Zahed

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stevo505 · 03-26-2009, 06:39 PM

Sounds interesting but I don't know if I will like it.

CoryTheRaven · 03-27-2009, 08:32 AM

Yes! I was wondering if Disney was going to get off their keister and distribute it!

Ezra · 08-11-2009, 09:53 AM

Walt Disney Pictures just tweeted this:

Just a friendly reminder that Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo premieres in select theaters nationwide this Friday 8/14!

Sesshomaru-sama · 08-11-2009, 10:01 AM

I really want to see it. I'm a fan of Miyazaki's films.

Sincerely, a brother of a half-demon,
Sesshomaru-sama

lpetiti · 08-17-2009, 09:54 AM

Is this the story that is exactly the same as the Little Mermaid? Why would Disney produce that? I am not a fan of Disney going into anime, I find the animation very limited and the plot lines predictable (although admitedly, you could say that about Disney, too).

Executioner · 08-17-2009, 04:58 PM

Meh. I unfortunately saw the trailer when I went to the movies recently and it looked horrible. At least to me it did. But if Disney makes money on the deal as well as the production company then I guess all is ok.

I prefer watching the really intense old school Anime like Akira or Appleseed (the first one). Those had great artistry.

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Ezra Favorite Hitchhiking Ghost News Editor People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 3,393 Images: 98	Opens Friday 8/14 Walt Disney Pictures just tweeted this: Just a friendly reminder that Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo premieres in select theaters nationwide this Friday 8/14! __________________ . . Profile \| Visions Fantastic News Center \| UserPage
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Sesshomaru-sama VF's local demon People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 1,463 Images: 5	I really want to see it. I'm a fan of Miyazaki's films. Sincerely, a brother of a half-demon, Sesshomaru-sama __________________
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lpetiti People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: To far from home Posts: 449 Images: 2	Is this the story that is exactly the same as the Little Mermaid? Why would Disney produce that? I am not a fan of Disney going into anime, I find the animation very limited and the plot lines predictable (although admitedly, you could say that about Disney, too). __________________ This message was brought to you by SAND! Yes, sand! It's everywhere, get used to it! "I don't want the public to see the world they live in while they're in the Park (Disneyland). I want to feel they're in another world." -Walt Disney
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Executioner The name says it all People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Between this world and the next. Posts: 2,196 Images: 70	Meh. I unfortunately saw the trailer when I went to the movies recently and it looked horrible. At least to me it did. But if Disney makes money on the deal as well as the production company then I guess all is ok. I prefer watching the really intense old school Anime like Akira or Appleseed (the first one). Those had great artistry. __________________ A Different Kind Of Company A Different Kind Of Executioner
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