Cast & Crew

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Writing Credits

Hayao Miyazaki
(original work) and
Hayao Miyazaki
(screenplay by)

Cast

Tomoko Yamaguchi
Risa
Kazushige Nagashima
Kôichi
Yûki Amami
Granmamare
George Tokoro
Fujimoto
Yuria Nara
Ponyo
Hiroki Doi
Sôsuke
Rumi Hiiragi
Fujin
Akiko Yano
Ponyo no imôto-tachi
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Toki
Tomoko Naraoka
Yoshie
Shin'ichi Hatori
The Newscaster
Tokie Hidari
Kayo
Eimi Hiraoka
Kumiko
Nozomi Ohashi
Karen
Akihiko Ishizumi
(voice)
Eiko Kanazawa
(voice)
Tomie Kataoka
(voice)
Shirô Saitô
(voice)
Mutsumi Sasaki
(voice)
Akiko Takeguchi
Noriko
Yusuke Tezuka
(voice)
Keiko Tsukamoto
(voice)
Ikuko Yamamoto
(voice)
Michiko Yamamoto
(voice)
Yoshie Yamamoto
(voice)
Cate Blanchett
Gran Mamare
Noah Cyrus
Ponyo
Matt Damon
Kôichi
Tina Fey
Lisa
Frankie Jonas
Sôsuke
Kurt Knutsson
The Newscaster
Cloris Leachman
Kayo
Liam Neeson
Fujimoto
Jennessa Rose
Kumiko
Lily Tomlin
Toki
Betty White
Yoshie
Carlos Alazraqui
(voice)
Bob Bergen
(voice)
Johanna Braddy
(voice)
Marsha Clark
Kayo
John Cygan
(voice)
Jennifer Darling
(voice)
Madison Davenport
Schoolgirl
Courtnee Draper
Young Mother
Crispin Freeman
Additional Voices
Jess Harnell
(voice)
Ella Dale Lewis
(voice)
Sherry Lynn
(voice)
Danny Mann
(voice)
Mona Marshall
Fujin
Mickie McGowan
(voice)
Laraine Newman
(voice)
Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Karen
Jan Rabson
(voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
(voice)

Produced by

Stephen Alpert
producer (english version) (as Steve Alpert)
Naoya Fujimaki
co-executive producer
Ryôichi Fukuyama
co-executive producer (as Ryoichi Fukuyama)
Kôji Hoshino
executive producer
Kathleen Kennedy
executive producer (english version)
John Lasseter
executive producer (english version)
Frank Marshall
executive producer (english version)
Hayao Miyazaki
executive producer
Seiji Okuda
co-executive producer
Toshio Suzuki
producer

Music by

Joe Hisaishi
(as Jô Hisaishi)

Cinematography by

Atsushi Okui
director of photography

Editing by

Hayao Miyazaki
Takeshi Seyama

Casting By

Natalie Lyon
voice casting director

Art Direction by

Noboru Yoshida

Production Management

Naoya Fujimaki
production supervisor
Ryôichi Fukuyama
production supervisor (as Ryoichi Fukuyama)
Seiji Okuda
production supervisor
Hiroyuki Watanabe
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Kenji Imura
assistant director
Ryôsuke Kiyokawa
assistant director (as Ryosuke Kiyokawa)

Art Department

Naomi Kasugai
assistant art director
Naoya Tanaka
assistant art director
Takashi Ômori
assistant art director

Sound Department

Atsushi Aikawa
dts mastering
Matias Caldarella
re-recording mixer / sound effects editor
Mariko Chikada
dts mastering
Chris Gridley
Supervising Assistant Sound Editor
Takeshi Imaizumi
sound mixing assistant
Shuji Inoue
sound mixer
Bobby Johanson
dialogue recordist
Doc Kane
dialogue recordist
Kôji Kasamatsu
sound effects
Tsutomu Kawahigashi
dolby film consultant
Eriko Kimura
recording director
Tamaki Kojô
post production (as Tamaki Kojo)
Yoshiki Matsunaga
sound effects assistant
Mikio Mori
dolby film consultant
Ayaka Nishihara
post production
Noboru Nishio
digital optical recording
Albert Roca
dubbing editor
Michael Semanick
re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound
Tony Sereno
mix technician: Skywalker Sound
Yumiko Shibusawa
sound mixing assistant
Michael Silvers
adr supervisor: Skywalker Sound
Mac Smith
dialogue editor: Skywalker Sound
Noriko Tsushi
post production
Futoshi Ueda
optical recording
Mika Yamaguchi
foley artist

Visual Effects by

Masafumi Inoue
programmer
Keiko Itogawa
digital effects
Shun Iwasawa
programmer
Atsushi Okui
digital image director

Camera and Electrical Department

Norihiko Miyoshi
digital photography
Miki Satô
digital photography (as Miki Sato)
Hidenori Shibahara
digital photography
Atsushi Tamura
digital photography
Junji Yabuta
digital photography

Animation Department

Tsutomu Awada
key animator (as Tsutomu Awata)
Seiko Azuma
inbetween artist
Makiko Doi
digital painter
Kaori Fujii
assistant inbetween checker
Maya Fujimori
inbetween artist
Rie Fukui
inbetween artist
Yoshikazu Fukutome
background artist
Shôgo Furuya
key animator
Makiko Futaki
key animator
Hideki Hamasu
key animator (as Hideki Hamazu)
Takashi Hashimoto
key animator
Megumi Higaki
inbetween artist
Yûko Higashi
inbetween artist (as Yuko Higashi)
Sayaka Hirahara
background artist
Shunsuke Hirota
key animator
Takeshi Honda
key animator
Kô Hosaka
inbetween artist
Sun Ha Hwang
inbetween artist
Shuntarô Ichimura
inbetween artist
Ryôko Ina
background artist (as Ryouko Ina)
Takeshi Inamura
assistant animation director (as Takeshi Imamura)
Hiroaki Ishii
digital painter
Kunitoshi Ishii
inbetween artist
Asami Ishikado
inbetween artist
Kaori Itô
inbetween artist
Yoshitake Iwakami
inbetween artist
Emiko Iwayanagi
inbetween artist
Megumi Kagawa
assistant animation director (as Ai Kagawa)
Yukiko Kakita
digital painter: T2 Studio
Yukie Kaneko
inbetween artist
Fumie Kawamata
digital painter: T2 Studio
Haruna Kiryû
digital painter: T2 Studio (as Haruna Kiryu)
Yasuyuki Kitazawa
inbetween artist
Tomoyuki Kojima
inbetween artist
Rie Kojô
digital painter (as Rie Kojo)
Katsuya Kondô
animation director
Rie Kondô
inbetween artist
Ken'ichi Konishi
key animator
Fumie Konno
key animator
Masakiyo Koyama
inbetween artist
Aya Kubota
inbetween artist
Akane Kumakura
assistant color designer
Yûko Kunishima
inbetween artist
Kitarô Kôsaka
assistant animation director (as Kitaro Kosaka)
Kiyoko Makita
inbetween artist
Suzuko Mano
inbetween artist
Tomoyo Masuda
inbetween artist
Osamu Masuyama
background artist
Kei Matsumoto
inbetween artist
Maiko Matsumura
inbetween artist
Mariko Matsuo
key animator
Eiko Matsushima
digital painter
Atsuko Matsushita
inbetween artist
Hiroko Minowa
key animator
Nobuyuki Mitani
inbetween artist
Tomoko Miura
inbetween artist
Tomoko Miyata
inbetween artist
Hayao Miyazaki
animation director
Naomi Mori
digital painter
Youko Motoya
inbetween artist
Masako Nagata
background artist
Rie Nakagome
assistant inbetween checker
Emi Nakamura
inbetween artist
Katsutoshi Nakamura
inbetween artist
Masami Nakanishi
inbetween artist
Yôhei Nakano
inbetween artist
Mai Nakazato
inbetween artist
Kumi Nanjô
digital painter: T2 Studio (as Kumi Nanjo)
Sumie Nishido
inbetween artist
Hiromi Nishikawa
inbetween artist
Yôichi Nishikawa
background artist
Kazuo Oga
background artist
Yasuko Ohtomo
inbetween artist
Hirofumi Okita
inbetween artist
Rena Okuyama
inbetween artist
Kazuyoshi Onoda
key animator
Yoshimi Sagawa
inbetween artist
Jun'ya Saitô
digital painter
Kiyoko Saitô
digital painter
Masaya Saitô
inbetween artist
Yuka Saitô
inbetween artist
Masako Satô
key animator (as Masako Sato)
Mitsuo Satô
inbetween artist
Shiho Satô
background artist (as Shiho Sato)
Yoshimi Shibata
digital painter: T2 Studio
Ritsuko Shiina
inbetween artist
Akiko Shimizu
digital painter: T2 Studio
Yûichirô Sueyoshi
key animator (as Yuichiro Sueyoshi)
Takahito Sugawara
inbetween artist
Sachiko Sugino
key animator
Kazune Suzuki
inbetween artist
Makiko Suzuki
key animator
Mariko Suzuki
inbetween artist
Risa Suzuki
inbetween artist
Hiromi Takahashi
digital painter
Moyo Takahashi
inbetween artist
Yôhei Takamatsu
background artist (as Yohei Takamatsu)
Kazuhiro Takamura
inbetween artist
Yuna Takase
inbetween artist
Takahiro Takashima
inbetween artist
Hiromi Takeno
digital painter
Yôji Takeshige
background artist
Nobuyuki Takeuchi
key animator
Atsushi Tamura
key animator
Yukie Tamura
assistant color designer
Setsuya Tanabe
inbetween artist
Atsuko Tanaka
key animator
Kaori Tani
digital painter
Kumiko Tanihira
inbetween artist
Hitomi Tateno
inbetween checker
Kumiko Terada
inbetween artist
Masako Terada
inbetween artist
Akiko Teshima
inbetween artist
Yayoi Toki
inbetween artist (as Yoyoi Toki)
Keiko Tomizawa
inbetween artist
Yûhei Ueda
inbetween artist
Yukari Umebayashi
inbetween artist
Kasumi Wada
digital painter: T2 Studio
Keiko Watanabe
inbetween artist
Natsumi Watanabe
digital painter: T2 Studio
Yôichi Watanabe
background artist (as Youichi Watanabe)
Alexandra Weihrauch
inbetween artist
Hisako Yaji
inbetween artist
Kazuko Yamada
assistant color designer
Ken'ichi Yamada
key animator
Shin'ichirô Yamada
inbetween artist (as Shinichiro Yamada)
Hirômi Yamakawa
key animator
Eiji Yamamori
key animator
Akihiko Yamashita
assistant animation director
Yukari Yamaura
inbetween artist
Saori Yanaga
inbetween artist
Kikuyo Yano
background artist
Michiyo Yasuda
chief color designer
Masafumi Yokota
key animator
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
key animator
Mitsuo Yoshino
background artist
Hideaki Yoshio
key animator
Makoto Ôhara
inbetween artist
Minoru Ôhashi
inbetween artist (as Minoru Ohashi)
Mayumi Ômura
inbetween artist (as Mayumi Ohmura)
Kumiko Ôta
inbetween artist (as Kumiko Ohta)
Akane Ôtani
inbetween artist
Kumiko Ôtani
inbetween artist
Shinji Ôtsuka
key animator (as Shinji Otsuka)

Casting Department

Mickie McGowan
adr voice casting (english version)

Editorial Department

Hiroaki Hirabayashi
color timer
Keiko Kadokawa
assistant editor
Takehisa Katsumata
lab manager
Osamu Kuge
lab manager
Rei Kumakura
film recording
Aya Mashima
color management
Rie Matsubara
assistant editor (as Rie Matsuhara)
Wataru Matsumoto
color management
Ken Okada
digital cinema mastering
Masashi Okoshi
film recording
Mathieu Reid
color timer (english version)
Hiromi Sasaki
assistant editor
Yuriko Satô
lab coordinator (as Yuriko Sato)
Yoshihiro Ueno
color timing
Jim Passon
color timer (uncredited)

Music Department

Kayo Chiba
music production manager: Wonder City
Munsu Choi
concert master
Naoya Fujimaki
musician (as FujiokaFujimaki)
Takaaki Fujioka
musician (as FujiokaFujimaki)
Mai Fujisawa
vocals (as Mai)
Suminobu Hamada
recording & mixing engineer
Masako Hayashi
musician: soprano
Joe Hisaishi
conductor / orchestrator / piano
Yasuhiro Maeda
music production manager: Wonder City
Nobumasa Uchida
music production manager: Wonder City

Additional Crew

Stephen Alpert
overseas promotion manager
Nao Amisaki
overseas promotion manager
Kino Arai
production committee: d-rights Inc.
Shôkichi Arai
production affairs (as Shokichi Arai)
Itaru Arakawa
production cooperation
Kôichi Asano
character production development (as Koichi Asano)
Naomi Atsuta
character production development
Satoshi Chida
production committee: Toho
Yûko Dôzono
production cooperation
Maki Ebisawa
supervisor
Suzuko Fujimoto
production committee: NTV
Takaaki Fujioka
production cooperation
Masako Fujita
supervisor
Yasutoshi Fujita
overseas promotion manager
Eiko Fujitsu
supervisor
Keiji Fukuda
production cooperation
Nobuhiro Fukuda
advertising producer: Toho
Elise Ganz
studio teacher
Rhona Gordon
studio teacher
Shinji Gotô
production cooperation
Miwako Hamada
production cooperation
Mieko Hara
advertising producer: Toho Ad
Yasuhisa Harada
production cooperation
Makoto Hashida
event manager
Naoto Hatakeyama
production committee: NTV
Jun Hattori
production cooperation
Takashi Hayashi
production cooperation
Kyôko Hirabayashi
publishing
Mayumi Hirakata
production committee: NTV
Maiko Hirano
production committee: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Haruna Hirose
production cooperation
Tadahiro Hoshi
production cooperation
Noritada Hosokawa
production committee: NTV
Tomoko Hosokawa
advertising producer
Minami Ichikawa
production committee: Toho
Akio Ichimura
production supervisor / supervisor
Tomomi Imai
character production development
Kazumi Inaki
character production development
Shinpei Ise
advertising producer
Fumiko Isomae
production cooperation
Tôru Itabashi
production committee: d-rights Inc.
Keiichi Itagaki
trailer production
Hisayo Itô
supervisor
Junko Itô
supervisor
Kyôhei Itô
production desk (as Kyohei Ito)
Nozomu Itô
public relations (as Nozomu Ito)
Takayasu Itô
supervisor
Takayasu Itô
production supervisor (as Takayasu Ito)
Yûki Kameda
production cooperation
Asuka Kanazawa
production cooperation
Masataka Katô
production cooperation
Toshiyuki Kawabata
production affairs
Ken'ichi Kawahito
production cooperation
Kôji Kishimoto
production committee: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Taku Kishimoto
publishing
Noriyuki Kitakawachi
system management
Satoko Kitazawa
publishing
Kazumi Kobayashi
producer's room
Misa Kokubo
supervisor
Shinji Komatsu
production cooperation
Takumi Konno
production cooperation
Yoshinobu Kosugi
production committee: NTV
Michiyo Koyanagi
advertising producer: Toho Ad
Setsuko Kurihara
public relations
Yutaka Kurokôchi
production cooperation
John Lasseter
director (english version)
Evan Ma
overseas promotion manager
Shôji Makihara
system management
Melissa Mathison
storyline consultant: English dubbed version
Rieko Matsuki
advertising producer: Toho Ad
Miwa Matsukuma
production committee: NTV
Yasushi Matsushita
production committee: Dentsû
Yukiko Miyasaka
supervisor
Kan Miyoshi
event manager
Yumiko Miyoshi
production assistant
Yûta Mizuki
advertising producer: Toho Ad (as Yuta Mizuki)
Yûichirô Mochizuki
production desk (as Yuichiro Mochizuki)
Masaki Morita
production cooperation
Naoya Moriya
production cooperation
Yûko Muranaka
production committee: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Haruhisa Murokawa
production committee: NTV
Takashi Nagai
music copyright manager
Yoshiko Nagasaki
production committee: NTV
Minako Nagasawa
production affairs
Mayu Naitô
producer's room
Ai Nakanishi
advertising producer: Toho
Hirotaka Nakao
auditor
Shintarô Nakazawa
production assistant
Nobutaka Nishida
advertising producer: Toho
Daisuke Nishigata
production affairs
Takashi Nishikawa
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Yoshiaki Nishimura
producer's room
Yumiko Nishimura
public relations
Jun'ichi Nishioka
public relations (as Junichi Nishioka)
Sôichi Nishizaki
production cooperation
Shinsuke Nonaka
production affairs manager
Sueko Numazawa
supervisor
Tomoko Okada
production cooperation
Akiko Omi
public relations
Hikaru Onoda
production committee: Toho
Hiroyuki Orihara
advertising producer: Toho Ad
Masanori Saito
production cooperation
Hiroyuki Saitô
supervisor
Miyuki Saitô
supervisor
Mutsushi Saitô
publishing
Satomi Sasaki
system management
Miho Sata
production cooperation
Honore Sato
studio teacher
Takashi Satô
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Toshikazu Satô
production cooperation
Shintarô Seki
production cooperation
Mion Shibuya
publishing
Miyuki Shimamiya
supervising manager
Yûji Shimamoto
production committee: Dentsû
Yoshishige Shimatani
production committee: Toho
Tôru Shinagawa
production affairs
Yukio Shinohara
advertising producer: Toho Ad
Sôichirô Shiraishi
production committee: Dentsû
Nobuko Shiraki
producer's room
Peter Sohn
director (english version)
Kôtarô Sugiyama
production committee: Dentsû
Daizô Suzuki
production committee: d-rights Inc.
Yasuhiro Suzuki
production cooperation
Yukari Tai
publishing
Kentarô Takahashi
production cooperation
Nozomu Takahashi
production committee: NTV
Hideyuki Takai
production committee: Toho
Shin'ichi Takai
production cooperation
Noriko Takami
event manager
Tatsuyoshi Takashima
production committee: Dentsû
Toshiya Takazaki
production committee: d-rights Inc.
Mikiko Takeda
overseas promotion manager
Noriyoshi Tamagawa
supervising manager
Chieko Tamura
public relations
Chiyoshi Tanaka
event manager
Hideo Tanaka
production cooperation
Hiroomi Tanaka
production cooperation
Daisuke Tsuchiya
production cooperation
Masaru Tsuchiya
advertising producer: Toho Ad
Kiyoko Tsuge
supervisor
Takayuki Tsukagoshi
production committee: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Chihiro Tsukue
public relations
Ryôko Tsutsui
event manager
Saori Uchida
supervisor
Seiichirô Ujiie
production committee: NTV
Hisanori Unoki
supervisor
Goma Wakasugi
production committee: Dentsû
Masaru Yabe
advertising producer: Toho Ad
Seiji Yabe
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Maiko Yahata
production cooperation
Hiroshi Yajima
advertising producer: Toho Ad
Tamami Yamamoto
supervisor
Tetsuya Yamamoto
production committee: d-rights Inc.
Yukio Yamashita
production committee: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Akihiro Yamauchi
production committee: Toho
Fumio Yamazaki
production cooperation
Mika Yasuda
character production development
Yoshirô Yasunaga
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Ken'ichi Yoda
production cooperation
Ryûta Yonezawa
production cooperation
Megumi Yoshida
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Chie Yoshiike
production cooperation
Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners

Thanks

Brett Dicker
special thanks
Evan Golden
thanks
Florence Grace
special thanks
Katelin C. Holloway
special thanks
Elyse Klaits
special thanks
Cindy Pecuch
special thanks
Jerry Schmitz
special thanks
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