Ponyo is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The film is loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Little Mermaid" and tells the story of Ponyo, a goldfish who transforms into a human girl and befriends a five-year-old boy named Sosuke. The story begins underwater where Ponyo lives with her wizard father Fujimoto. Ponyo is dissatisfied with life under the sea and escapes, becoming trapped in a glass jar on the shore. Sosuke finds her and...