Ghibli at GFC 2023: Ponyo (2008) – 15th anniversary screenings
- Fri, Jun 9
- Sat, Jun 10
- Sun, Jun 11
Fri, Jun 9 @ 2:00 pm: This presentation is dubbed in EnglishSat, Jun 10 @ 2:00 pm: This presentation is dubbed in EnglishSun, Jun 11 @ 2:00 pm: This presentation is dubbed in English
Director: Hayao Miyazaki Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2008
Starring: Betty White, Cate Blanchett, Frankie Jonas, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Matt Damon, Noah Cyrus, Tina Fey
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
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See more Ghibli at GFC 2023About the film:
The friendship between a young boy and a magical goldfish threatens the delicate balance of nature. As to be expected with Miyazaki, the film is awash in pure unbridled imagination and visual wonder — but it is the tender love, humor, and devotion exhibited by Ponyo and Sosuke that form the emotional heart of the film.Perfect for audiences of all ages, Ponyo (2008) centers on the friendship between five-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Ponyo, the young daughter of a sorcerer father and a sea-goddess mother. After a chance encounter, Ponyo yearns to become a human so she can be with Sosuke.
As to be expected with Miyazaki, the film is awash in pure unbridled imagination and visual wonder — but it is the tender love, humor, and devotion exhibited by Ponyo and Sosuke that form the emotional heart of the film.
About the filmmaker:
One of Japan’s most distinctive filmmakers, Hayao Miyazaki’s stories consider the conflict between human progress and nature with the existence of the spirit world alongside the mundane. Before founding Studio Ghibli, he worked for various animation studios and crafted his first feature films Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (1979) and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). With fellow animator and longtime collaborator, Takahata Isao, he launched Studio Ghibli in 1985 and began producing some of most iconic hand-drawn animated films of all time, including My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2001), Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013). In 2015, Miyazaki received an honorary Academy Award for his impact on animation and cinema.
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