Miyazaki's Ponyo on the Cliff Coming to Theaters in August

Miyazaki's Ponyo on the Cliff Coming to Theaters in August
Legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki s latest movie Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea will finally be getting a domestic release. The film was released last July in Japan, and has since grossed over xx-xA5-15.0 billion ($153.1 million). Disney's John Lasseter has been working with Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy to make the American release of the movie, Miyazaki's "biggest hit ever Stateside". Spirited Away earned a little more than $10 million stateside on 714 screens, and the plan is to give Ponyo an even wider release. The movie, retitled just Ponyo, hits theaters on August 14th 2009, and Disney has announced the English-language voice cast. She runs away from her home in the sea and befriends a five-year-old human boy named S? suke (voiced by Frankie Jonas). Other cast members include Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin and Betty White. Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke have won Picture of the Year at the Japan Academy Prize (basically the equivalent of the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards).

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