5-year old Sosuke finds a goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach that he names Ponyo. As it turns out, Ponyo is, in fact, the daughter of a masterful wizard and uses her father's magic to transform herself into a young girl. But not all is well, and the two children must go on a quest to save the world and fulfill Ponyo's dreams of becoming human.
There is a word to describe Ponyo, and that word is magical. This poetic, visually breathtaking work by the greatest of all animators has such deep charm that adults and children will both be touched.
It’s essentially a stroll through a fantastically detailed pastel world, in which the plot is little more than an excuse for Miyazaki to dive into a world teeming with colorful (and sometimes prehistoric) life.
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