Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea
Sosuke, don't take too long.
OK.
It's a goldfish!
It's stuck.
That's strange.
Ouch!
Is it dead?
It licked my finger. It's still alive!
Sosuke, let's go!
Lisa, I found a goldfish!
Where'd that gust come from?
Sosuke, I'm starting the car.
Did you find her?
What? Captured by a human?
This is bad, really bad.
Is it dead already?
It's alive!
Sosuke, we're running late!
Lisa, the goldfish is still alive!
Goldfish?
I found it down there.
I see ...
I don't know who you are.
But please don't spray pesticide here.
Oh, this isn't pesticide.
This is just sea water so I don't dehydrate.
Whatever. Just so it's not poison.
Excuse me!
Oh no. It's getting worse.
Yeah, he's a strange guy.
But don't be mean, Sosuke.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
OK. I won't.
Are you taking that to kindergarten?
Yeah.
Is it OK with your teacher?
It's OK. I'll protect it.
It's so cute!
The ship's almost there!
This'll have to do for breakfast.
Would you like some?
Eat?
Look! The cut's gone!
Lisa, her name's Ponyo!
Because she looks like one. (Play on words - "kingyo" = goldfish)
And she made my cut disappear like magic!
You like ham?
Lisa, Ponyo likes ham!
Just like you.
Yikes!
Dirty! Nasty!
Hurry!
Filthy! It's too much!
Good morning!
Ponyo, there's our house!
See?
Here we are.
Take care.
You too.
Good morning; pardon me!
Can you bring Granny Noriko's chair?
OK.
Good morning, little Sosuke.
Sorry Granny but I'm busy now.
Talk to you later.
Little Sosuke.
See you in a while.
Whee.
I don't know if teacher will let you in.
I know!
Wait for me here.
I'll be right back.
I don't want the cat to get you.
You stay put, OK?
I'll be right back.
See you.
She might be a little feverish.
But she looks healthy. She should be fine.
Thank you.
Bye bye!
Good morning, teacher.
Good morning, Sosuke.
Sosuke, how are you?
Sosuke.
Oh, Kumiko.
Look at me!
Isn't it pretty?
Mother bought it for me.
Sosuke, let's play together.
I'm busy now, maybe next time.
Busy with what?
I said I'm busy.
Sosuke, you're weird.
So strange.
Ponyo!
Sosuke.
Kumiko.
What is this?
You can't bring this to kindergarten.
The trees aren't with the kindergarten.
They belong to Sunflower's Home, so it's OK.
Let me see.
Oh, a goldfish!
It's not a goldfish, it's Ponyo.
Ponyo?
Let's see then.
If I let you see, you can't tell anybody.
OK, I won't tell.
See? Isn't she cute?
It's weird!
And it's fat.
My goldfish are better than that.
It was Kumiko's fault.
She said something bad about you.
Let's change your water.
You're OK!
Isn't that little Sosuke's voice?
Shouldn't somebody be in kindergarten?
Or maybe my hearing is getting worse.
I'm here, Granny Megumi.
It is little Sosuke.
Wanna guess what this is?
Must be good!
That's right.
Guess what color?
Red?
You're right!
How did you know?
Let me take a look.
OK.
It's pretty.
Cute.
Her name is Ponyo.
She likes ham, and she knows magic.
I cut my finger, but it disappeared.
Because she licked it.
Can she lick my sore knee?
If she could make me run as fast as little Sosuke, that would be great.
I'll ask Ponyo then.
Let me see too.
Sure, Granny Toki.
Disgusting! Isn't that a mermaid?
Quickly, return it to the sea!
Or it will bring a tsunami!
What, a tsunami? That's too much.
When a mermaid is taken from the sea,
It brings a tsunami with it!
My granny told me that.
Tsunami! The tsunami is here!
The tsunami is here!
What happened, Granny Toki?
My clothes ...
Sosuke!
Sosuke, apologize to Granny Toki!
Don't worry. I'll protect you.
Sosuke.
Ponyo.
Ponyo ... Sosuke ... like!
I like you too!
Ponyo likes Sosuke!
Sosuke, she'll be OK.
You can't change her destiny.
Ponyo was meant to live in the sea.
That's why she had to go back.
That Mr. Pesticide guy was kind of weird, wasn't he?
Hey, give me some!
Come on, give!
Delicious!
Cheer up!
Today's the day Koichi comes home.
If you don't cheer up, he'll be sad.
Don't go down there any more today.
OK.
Sosuke, come inside.
If I put the bucket here, Ponyo will know this is home.
Sure. Go ahead and put it there.
Sosuke, can you get that?
Maybe it's Koichi.
Hello?
It's me.
I'm fine.
We're not going to make it back today.
We have to get in one more load.
You want to talk to Lisa?
Koichi?
What? Can't you just refuse?
Those fish will still be there next week! And I made a special dinner!
I don't know!!
What is this!?
Sosuke, let's eat out!
I want to eat here.
It's Koichi!
Lisa, it's Koichi's ship!
Quick, turn off the lights!
Look at that! My son the genius, and he's only five!
At least HE'S still talking to you.
I-AM-SORRY
Lisa, he said he's sorry.
B ... A ... K ... A ...
(baka = stupid)
Lisa, he said "I LOVE U".
VERY VERY MUCH
Wow! Beautiful!
(SMOOTH SAILING)
(THANK YOU)
(GOOD NIGHT)
Lisa, it's OK to cry.
I cried some too when Ponyo ... left.
Ponyo, are you crying right now?
Come here, you!
(singing My Neighbor Totoro theme song)
Hey!
Sosuke, we both need some cheering up!
And she's home with her family now, so I know Ponyo's cheerful too.
Yeah ...
Let's eat!
Koichi can have the leftovers!
This is my fault.
I shouldn't have brought all of you here.
But like I've told you, the humans make the air and water so filthy.
Open wide ... come on.
Do you hear me, Brunnhilde?
(Ponyo's real name)
I want ham!
HAM? Where did you learn about that?
Out with it, Brunnhilde!
I'm not Brunnhilde, I'm Ponyo!
Ponyo likes humans!
Ponyo wants to be human.
Human? What's so good about those stupid and horrible creatures?
Humans befoul the sea.
I was once human.
I sacrificed a lot not to be one of them any more.
Ponyo wants hands!
I don't want these fins!
I want legs!
That's enough!
My hands came out!
My legs too!
Come out! Come out!
You've tasted human blood?
I'm going back to ...
(chanting spell)
Return return return return ...
I need more power!
Let me out! Let me out!
You're definitely "her" child.
Such power.
This will hold you for now.
But only for a while.
Looks like "she" is the only one who can handle you.
No.
Stay out of there!
Shoo! Shoo!
The crab barrier is failing!
The balance has been disrupted!
Calm down, calm down ...
I get a bad feeling every time "she" shows up.
Oh no oh no, I have to get busy filling the well ...
At least the barrier is still strong here.
Getting harder to open.
Gotta fix that lock.
If even one sea creature gets in here, it'll be big trouble.
Yes. This power will soon spread to every corner of Earth.
When I finish filling this well, then it will be our turn.
And the air breathers will be sorry.
The filthy humans will finally learn the true meaning of sea power!
Close it, close it.
Ha!
Sosuke, here I come!
Tsunami?
Captain! That's ... that's ...
... tsunami!
Close all watertight doors!
What's that?
Captain, radio and radar are out!
It's a girl!
About Sosuke's age!
Thank you.
Thanks for your hard work.
Sosuke, wait here, OK?
I'll keep you company.
Lisa's here. I'll be fine.
See you, teacher.
See you.
Be careful!
Sorry, Sosuke.
Was the door hard to open?
The power's out.
Is the kindergarten OK?
Yes.
Miss Lisa, it's OK.
You can go home first.
Isn't Granny Kaneko here yet?
No, but don't worry.
She's just a little late.
After all, we're going to be here all night.
You'd better get going while you can.
Sosuke, wait just a little more.
OK.
Granny Megumi.
Little Sosuke.
It's too dark, I can't see a thing.
Here, take this.
Oh? What is it?
Here's one for you too, Granny Noriko.
Thank you.
So it would kill them to turn on a light or two around here?
And they promised clear and sunny!
This is why I don't want to stay here.
Power's back!
Thank goodness.
So bright.
Did Sosuke turn on the lights?
Weather radar is showing a strong storm moving into the area.
The TV's useless.
Can't see a thing.
And the weather forecast! I could do better myself with a Ouija board!
Little Sosuke, you'd better leave fast.
We've got your goldfish charms now. We won't be scared any more.
Yeah.
You can have one too, Granny Toki.
It's so rough.
What is this?
It goes like this.
It's a bat! A bat!
No it's not.
It's the Koganei Maru. Sosuke's father's ship.
Yeah.
Still looks like a bat.
Sosuke, it's time to go! Say goodbye to everyone.
OK.
Goodbye, everyone.
Goodbye.
Don't get blown away out there, bat man.
Let's go.
The phone's out too.
The sea is rising.
Those ships won't sink?
They're big enough to ride out the storm.
Just like Koichi's, I hope.
A fish ...
Lisa, it's a fish!
Put on your seat belt.
Miss Lisa, you need to turn back!
There's already been an order to take shelter!
Take shelter?
There are old folks up at Sunflower's Home staying overnight! And one's missing!
Don't worry about them! They'll be fine!
Anyway, I have to get home.
Don't! You can't stay here any more!
Turn around and go back to the shelter!
Sosuke, let's go.
No!
Please, don't!
Oh no, a big wave is coming!
Miss Lisa!
Don't be stupid!
Here it comes!!!
Sosuke, sit tight.
Grab something and hold on!
That one almost got us.
A girl fell in the water!
What?
She's on the backs of those fish!
Where?
The tide is getting higher.
Sosuke, where is this girl?
There, running on the backs of the fish!
Fish?
Let's go, Sosuke.
Hold on!
We're almost home.
There IS a girl there!
Come here, baby! It's dangerous there!
Sosuke, don't move.
Sosuke, do you know her?
Ponyo?
It's Ponyo!
Lisa, Ponyo came back as a little girl!
Ponyo's back!
Sosuke, Ponyo.
No matter how happy and surprised you are,
We all need to calm down now.
Understand?
OK.
Take off your raincoat, Sosuke.
Where are your shoes, Ponyo?
Here, hold this.
I'll go get something to dry off.
Ponyo, this way.
I smell Sosuke everywhere!
Ponyo ...
Gotcha!
Let's get you dried off.
You have such pretty red hair.
Your clothes aren't wet?
Ponyo used to be a fish.
So it's OK for her to be wet.
Ponyo likes this.
Great, let's have tea.
Ponyo, bring the light here.
Will water come out?
Yes it will!
It will!
It's coming out!
Because we have a tank on top.
Fire comes out of here ...
Wonderful.
Because we have a gas tank!
Sit here.
OK.
Ponyo, sit here.
You should sit this way.
Put it down like this.
But you can't use your hands!
I still have my feet!
Wow, amazing!
Oh, what's that?
Ponyo's feet are just like hands.
Please have some.
Let's eat!
That was good.
Now, what should we do next?
Ponyo likes ham!
Ponyo really likes ham.
Then we'll have dinner.
But before that, I'll have to start the generator.
If we start the generator, then we can talk to Koichi.
Koichi's my father.
Is he an evil magician too?
No, he's the captain of the Koganei Maru.
What about Ponyo's father?
Fujimoto! He locked up Ponyo!
Ponyo ran away.
And Ponyo's mother?
Mommy! I love her a lot!
But she's very scary.
Just like Lisa.
Thank for helping, Ponyo.
Is it out of fuel?
Or stuck?
It's stuck!
It's stuck over there.
All right!
It's so bright.
She's amazing.
Antenna! Antenna!
Lisa, did the ship sink?
I don't see any lights.
Too loud!
Is everything OK?
Looks like the radio's not working.
Hello. This is JA4 LL...
Can you hear me, Koichi?
This is Lisa, Sosuke and Ponyo.
Everyone is fine here.
We're about to eat!
Ham!
I'm going to pour this in. It's hot, so be careful.
It's not ready yet.
You have to wait first.
Close your eyes.
Don't open them yet!
Ponyo, no peeking!
OK, you can open your eyes now!
Enjoy it!
Wow.
Ham!
Wonderful, huh Ponyo?
Hot! Hot!
Lisa, look! Ponyo fell asleep.
Did Ponyo come from far far away?
Yeah, she must have.
Sosuke, look.
The storm stopped.
Is it because Ponyo fell asleep?
Sosuke, look over there.
Something's moving.
Somebody's over there.
Is it Granny Kaneko?
It's gone now.
Somebody made it.
Sosuke, wait here with Ponyo.
I'm going over there.
Looks like the mountain road's OK.
Sosuke, I'm going to Sunflower Home.
I wanna go too!
No, Sosuke. Stay here with Ponyo.
I want to go! We can bring Ponyo with us!
I'm going with you!
Sosuke, you know this is like a lighthouse.
We can talk to the sailors out there in the dark.
And someone has to be here to do that, Sosuke.
Many strange things have happened tonight.
I'm not sure why.
But there must be a reason.
I'm worried about the people at Sunflower's Home, and if Granny Kaneko made it there.
I need you to stay here and protect this place.
It'll help a lot if you do.
It's okay.
I'll be back real soon.
You sure?
I'm sure.
Make sure then.
I love you, Sosuke.
The moon's coming out.
I can see the lights from town!
Thank goodness.
We can navigate now.
What town is that?
Did the storm blow us to America?
Those lights aren't from town. Or from any land.
Those are ships!
They were blown here by the storm!
Gathered in a huge pile.
It's a ship's graveyard!
The engines have stopped!
Fix them fast!
Drop the anchor!
Aye.
What's that in the water?
It's a mermaid!
The engines have started!
We're saved!
It's the mermaid!
Thank you, mermaid!
Go higher, higher.
A barrier?!
Where did she learn how to do that?
What's going on here?
She became human!
Oh no!
What are they doing?
No, don't do that!
Stop it!
Listen, all of you!
Dad is doing this for your sister.
"She" is here.
Fujimoto.
So here you are.
So warm and alive!
Just like being back in the beginning waters. I know what troubles you, dear.
Ponyo has tasted human blood.
She's used up all the magic I'd been storing in the well too.
"Ponyo"? I rather like that name.
It's my fault.
Ponyo misused her power.
And caused all of this.
But she couldn't know what she's doing.
She's turned into a human.
And ran away to a boy's home.
If we don't stop her, she'll destroy everything!
See? The very stars are falling!
Earth's gravity must be in a ...
Calm yourself.
Sosuke ...
So the boy's name is Sosuke.
I know you all love your big sister.
Ponyo can't remain human by herself. She needs Sosuke's faith to stay that way.
Yes.
He'll have to prove he has a good heart. If he passes the old test,
Then Ponyo can stay a human if she gives up her powers.
Then I must try to make him fail. But if he does, Ponyo might disappear like a bubble!
I think they're both too powerful for that to happen!
But, she's only five!
She can't possibly ...
Let them both rest now. Sleep, my child.
Ouch!
Morning, Ponyo!
Morning, Sosuke!
Look! The ocean's calm!
Lisa's not here.
The roads are flooded.
If we only had a boat.
There's one!
We can't use that!
Wanna bet?
Perfect!
There's even a candle!
I can sit here.
Wow, it's just like a real one.
A real one!
Pick up that end.
Ready?
Ready!
It works!
It's not leaking.
We have to fill the center part with water.
You blow water through here.
Then the candle makes it go!
It's like a rocket!
Well done, Ponyo.
Well done?
Yes, well done.
Well done! Well done!
Hot? Very hot.
Very hot! Very hot!
Wow, it lit.
It lit.
Hot! Hot! Hot!
It's moving.
Well done.
Yeah.
I'm proud of it.
Is Sosuke happy?
Yes.
Sosuke, it's burning.
Yeah.
Sosuke, it's hot.
Ponyo, sit in front. I'll drive.
OK. In the front.
Is that a path?
That's the mountain road.
Lisa's not there?
Lisa's OK. We promised.
(extinct Gogonasus andrewsae)
A Gogonasus! He used to live back in the old times!
He's shy.
(extinct Dipnorhynchus)
He's beautiful.
Leaving already, Mr. Shy?
There's a BIG one!
He's huge.
Huge.
There's a boat.
They're calling us.
Ahoy!
They must have spotted us.
Stop all engines, Ponyo.
Hi.
That's a nice boat.
I didn't expect to see you here, little Sosuke.
Not little. He's just Sosuke.
She's Ponyo.
Ponyo is a goldfish!
A goldfish? Well, Ponyo is a nice name.
Do you know where Lisa is?
Lisa? She's not with you?
She went out.
Went out?
This is my baby.
What's the matter?
Are you giving the cup to her?
Here.
Thank you.
Let's eat!
That's good soup!
Lisa made it.
That's for the baby!
I'm sorry, but the baby can't eat the soup by herself.
If I drink it instead, then I'll have milk for the baby.
Lisa says I used to drink milk that way too.
Ponyo, may I have some of this soup?
Yes.
Thank you.
Look! More boats over there.
It's like a parade!
Do you need help with anything?
Thanks, but we're fine for now.
Then please be careful on your way up to the shelter.
Yes. We will!
Lots of people there.
Wonderful, everyone is fine.
Ponyo, let's move on.
Hold on.
Milk.
They'll just get stale. We brought a lot.
Thank you. There will be a lot of milk.
Here's a candle. Do you want it?
Yeah, that should help. Thanks.
Be careful.
Thank you.
What's wrong?
It's okay.
Ponyo.
Sosuke!
Where is Lisa?
She went out.
I gotta go.
I'm sure Lisa's OK, up past the flood.
Yeah.
Sosuke, let me ride in your boat too!
We're in a hurry, Kumiko. See you later.
Good luck!
We can't go with you, but we wish you all the best!
Ponyo, we need a new candle.
It's OK, we've got another one.
Ouch. It's still hot.
Ponyo, can you make this candle big too?
Ponyo, are you OK?
The water's shallow here. I feel the ground.
There's the road.
It's shrinking!
Ponyo? Wake up, Ponyo!
I thought you would never wake up.
It's Lisa's car! Ponyo, over here!
Sosuke, water's coming out of your eyes.
We need to find Lisa.
Just look at this place! It's like an underwater palace!
Everyone, please come over here.
OK, let's go!
It feels great to run again. Bet I beat you there!
Please calm down, everyone.
We're at the critical moment.
Sosuke will be here soon.
What's going on? Is this some kind of test? My heart's pounding! Mine too!
Yes, I've brought you here to be witnesses for a test.
Mr. Fujimoto, you're not going to hurt Sosuke and Ponyo, are you?
Of course not! If they pass this test. Then ...
"IF they pass this test" ... ?
What's Lisa doing?
Look, over there.
She's talking to Ponyo's mother.
This must be hard for Lisa. What are they doing there?
Let's call her.
Lisa! Lisa!
Don't worry. Sosuke is coming.
Lisa, don't worry. Sosuke will be fine.
Thank you. Let's cheer for Sosuke, everyone.
Ponyo, it's a cave.
It sounds like it goes downhill.
I don't like this.
Don't let go of my hand.
OK.
Ponyo, don't die!
Wake up, Ponyo!
SHHH! Don't wake her, Sosuke. So you finally made it.
Lisa and the grannies are all waiting for you.
Lisa's here?
Let me have Ponyo and I'll take you to them.
Give Ponyo to me. I'll take care of her.
Sosuke!
Don't let him fool you, boy!
He took everyone away and brought them here to test you!
Granny Toki!
Don't let him touch Ponyo! YOU have to take her!
There's no time for this! Don't you want to see Lisa again?
I can't let the moon get any closer!
Or something terrible will happen.
You wanna sleep with the fishes for real, shaggy?
Sosuke, give her to me! It's the only way you can save everybody!
I won't hurt you.
Ponyo!
How could you treat your father that way?
Sosuke! Hurry, boy!
I said I won't hurt you!
Keep going!
Jump!
No! Enough!
Enough!
(Yes. Enough.)
Lisa! Sosuke! Ponyo!
Look!
You must be Sosuke.
Hello. Are you Ponyo's mom?
Yes, I am. We didn't make it easy for you to bring Ponyo here. Thank you.
Sosuke, Ponyo disrupted the balance of nature to be with you.
To set everything right again, she'll need a man willing to understand and accept her.
You know she really is a fish, don't you?
Yes.
She turned into a mermaid when she licked your finger.
I know. But she'd still be wonderful even if she was just a kid like me. Can she stay?
Now that you know what she really is, are you sure you want her to stay?
Yes. I don't care if she's a fish, a mermaid, or a human. I still love her.
Ponyo, come here.
Ponyo, Sosuke has accepted you.
But you must give up your powers before you can stay human. Are you sure?
Yes!
Sosuke, when you return to the surface, kiss this bubble.
Ponyo will then be just as human as you are.
Ponyo! That's wonderful!
Thank you, Ponyo's mom!
They have both chosen well. They've passed their test!
Lisa, thank you.
You too. And thank you for everything!
Is everyone all right?
We'll bring your wheelchairs immediately.
We can walk better than you can, tubby.
A ship needs its captain.
Thank you.
I really could never have hurt you. Your faith's too strong.
Ponyo is in good hands.
Look! It's Koichi's ship!
Koichi! Hey!
It's Lisa! And Sosuke is there too. Hey!
Ponyo, Koichi's home!
Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo, she’s a little fish.
Who came from the blue ocean,
To find her fondest wish.
Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo, left her water world,
To live up on a cliff top,
And be a girl!
POP! go my feet. Don’t they look neat!
Running along the waves, isn’t it sweet?
I’ve got arms too! They look so new!
Now I can walk or just hold hands with you.
Caught in a jar on a strange shore,
A new friend opens a big door.
Magical and funny,
Ham and tea with honey.
When she’s here, my heart dances too,
Yes I love you.
Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo, she’s a little fish.
Who came from the blue ocean,
To find her fondest wish.
Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo, left her water world,
To live up on a cliff top,
And be a girl!