Ponyo

A curious goldfish slips away from home and rides a jellyfish toward the surface, only to end up trapped in a glass jar and washed ashore. She’s rescued by five-year-old Sousuke, who lives with his mother, Lisa, in a house overlooking the sea while his father, Koichi, works aboard a fishing boat. After she heals a cut on Sousuke’s finger with a lick, he affectionately names her Ponyo.

Ponyo’s disappearance sends her father, Fujimoto—a sorcerer who abandoned humanity to dwell underwater—into a frantic search for his daughter, Brunhilde. When she’s brought back, Ponyo refuses her given name and insists on becoming human. Drawing on the power awakened by Sousuke’s blood, she transforms and returns to the surface, but the unleashed magic throws nature off balance: tides surge and the Moon begins to slip from its orbit. With Ponyo by his side, Sousuke faces an ancient trial that could restore harmony and decide whether she can truly live as a human.