Ponyo (U)

Wildly imaginative, wonderfully weird, fantastically colourful animation from the director of Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
With the voices of: Cate Blanchett, Cloris Leachman, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson
Japan, 2009, 1 hour 43 minutes

Sat 6 March 2.00pm, Sun 7 2.15pm, Tue 9 4.15pm, Wed 10 2.00pm The Courtyard Hereford

Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale The Little Mermaid, this vibrant, wildly imaginative, occasionally eccentric adventure follows young Sosuke and his sweet, love affair with goldfish-turned-girl Ponyo. Gorgeous hand-drawn animation creates a dazzling evocation of the trials of childhood, the difficulty of forming lasting friendships, and the ecological threat to the ocean from human pollution.