Ponyo vs Spirited Away
Spirited Away has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.8/10 for Ponyo). Ponyo is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 5m. Spirited Away is the older of the two (2001 against 2008). Both are animation, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Rumi Hiiragi.
Ponyo
Spirited Away| Ponyo | Spirited Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Animation, Family, Fantasy | Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Rumi Hiiragi, Shin'ichi Hatori, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Yuki Amami, Yuria Kozuki | Miyu Irino, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Tsunehiko Kamijô, Ken Yasuda, Rumi Hiiragi |
Synopsis
Ponyo
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.
Spirited Away
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
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