Optimum Home Entertainment have announced the UK DVD and Blu-Ray releases of 'Ponyo' for the 7th June, 2010. Directed by acclaimed anime master Hayao Miyazaki ('Spirited Away'), the film tells the tale of a friendship between a five-year-old boy and a goldfish princess who yearns to be human.
Synopsis
The daughter of the king of the ocean, Ponyo is no ordinary goldfish - she has all the magic of the sea at her disposal. But when five-year-old Sosuke befriends the spunky little fish near the seaside home he shares with his mother and father, a special connection sparks between the two children, and Ponyo becomes determined to become human. Transforming into a little girl, Ponyo shows up at Sosuke's doorstep, delighted to make herself at home with her new land-dwelling family. But having a magical fish princess walking around on dry land begins setting the mystical balance of the world off kilter, and even though the innocent love Ponyo feels for her dear friend is strong, it will take some help from the greatest powers in the ocean to make things right again.
Features
Storyboards
The Five Genuises Who Created Ponyo - interviews
Japanese trailers and TV spots
Intro by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall
A Conversation with Hayao Miyazaki and John Lasseter
Behind the Microphone: the Voices of Ponyo
Creating Ponyo
Ponyo and Fujimoto
The Nursery
Scoring Miyazaki
The Producer’s Perspective: Telling the Story
The Locations in Ponyo
Hayao Miyazaki interview
Toshio Suzuki interview
Dubbing Session and interview with Japanese cast
Music Video of the theme song
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Artwork and trailer are below, and you can preorder both versions now from Amazon.co.uk.
