Hayao Miyazaki is at it again. Ponyo (aka Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) is a variation of the Little Mermaid story, with a fish girl who want's to become human. From the trailer, it looks like this is going to be yet another masterpiece!
Ponyo is the tenth feature film written and directed by Miyazaki.
I was first introduced to Miyazaki's work with "Warriors of the Wind", a 1980's heavily-edited version of "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind", which was the film I cite with turning me on to Japanese anime and manga.
Over the years I have collected and/or seen the majority of Miyazaki's major works, and a bits of his short works (thanks to YouTube).
I have to say that I still hold that Miyazaki's films are better than most that come out of American studios. However, I think Pixar has learned a lot about animation and storytelling from the examples that he has laid down.
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