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Ponyo (2008)

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Cinematography by Atsushi Okui

G101 min46 frames

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Ponyo (2008) movie still: wide — A top-down view shows a small yellow boat floating on shallow, clear water. A boy pulls the boat through the water…Ponyo (2008) movie still: establishing — A vast field of microscopic organisms floats within a luminous yellowish-green liquid. Numerous small…Ponyo (2008) movie still: wide — A coastal road winds past a house on a hill near a stormy ocean. The road is flanked by water as the sea level…Ponyo (2008) movie still: medium — A dark blue night sky filled with many glowing, star-like points of light. A young girl holds a long metal rod…Ponyo (2008) movie still: wide — A flooded area features a yellow house partially submerged in rising water. A small boat carrying a young girl with…Ponyo (2008) movie still: establishing — A stylized animated ocean scene shows a full moon shining over calm dark water. Several distant cargo ships…Ponyo (2008) movie still: wide — A deep blue underwater scene contains a glowing translucent bubble and a submarine. Small circular bioluminescent…Ponyo (2008) movie still: establishing — A dark harbor at night features many cargo ships docked along the water. A tall, glowing figure stands in…Ponyo (2008) movie still: fullbody — An underwater scene features a person standing atop a domed, yellow metallic structure. Numerous fish and…Ponyo (2008) movie still: wide — A woman and a young boy stand on the dark ocean surface at night. A giant goddess with long pink hair emerges from…Ponyo (2008) movie still: establishing — A yellow two-story house sits atop a vibrant green grassy hill under a bright sky. A white picket fence…Ponyo (2008) movie still: fullbody — A subterranean chamber has walls resembling soft green moss and several large clay jars. A man in a brown coat…Ponyo (2008) movie still: wide — A cargo ship decorated with colorful string lights sails through a calm dark ocean. The ship has a dark hull and…Ponyo (2008) movie still: wide — A bizarre mechanical ship with organic appendages floats on a bioluminescent blue sea. A young man sits on the…Ponyo (2008) movie still: medium — An underwater scene features a dark blue metal structure covered in organic debris. A small red creature…Ponyo (2008) movie still: medium — A wooden table with a plaid tablecloth holds two green mugs and a lantern. The two children sit at the table in…
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Ponyo — official trailer

What is Ponyo about?

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.

Where can you watch Ponyo?

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What does the cinematography of Ponyo look like?

Across 46 sampled frames, Ponyo builds its coverage from wide compositions (43% of the sample), with medium shots (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Atsushi Okui keeps 72% of it in naturalistic light. 43% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 100% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Ponyo?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Ponyo (2008) are #2b526e, #f9fcfa, #efce70, #ed5754, #f6cb50, #f1ed91 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #efce70
  • #ed5754
  • #f6cb50
  • #f1ed91

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