Within the first ten minutes of watching Hayao Miyazaki’s newest film, ”Ponyo,” audiences can already predict what the story will be about. Fish meets boy, fish turns into girl and reunites with boy.

Ponyo swims into theaters today, and as the latest film from director Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, who gave us such landmark titles as Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Howl’s Moving Castle, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In “Ponyo,” boy meets goldfish. Yes, it’s a love story. From the first moments in which undulating jellyfish make their way across the screen and the score ...

Here's a telling difference between Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki and (he says with a pointedly raised eyebrow) the folks on the movie production line at Disney. Both have made films about ...

I like Japanese anime movies. Most of the time the productions of Studio Ghibli look stunning, have charming stories and characters and make me feel all warm and happy inside. (With the exception of ...

Hayao Miyazaki‘s latest film Ponyo may be inspired by “The Little Mermaid,” but amidst its stunning underwater scenes and raging storms, it’s less a tale of romantic love than of strong, ...

In the same week that the South African import District 9 gives us a Johannesburg beset by alien invaders, the latest film by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki envisions a small Japanese port town ...

Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo is a very loose adaptation of The Little Mermaid, and it's more straightforward and kiddie-friendly than such multilayered masterpieces as his Spirited Away. But in some ways ...

With Studio Ghibli’s library now on digital and streaming services, we’ve surveyed the studio’s history, impact, and biggest themes. Read all of the stories on our Ghibli Guide page. Hayao Miyazaki’s ...

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