Ponyo vs Wolf Children

Wolf Children has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.8/10 for Ponyo). Ponyo is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 57m. Ponyo is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are animation, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ponyo posterPonyo2008 VS Wolf Children posterWolf Children2012
PonyoWolf Children
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 8.2/10
Year20082012
Length1h 40m1h 57m
GenresAnimation, Family, FantasyAnimation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country–Japan
DirectorHayao MiyazakiMamoru Hosoda
Main castRumi Hiiragi, Shin'ichi Hatori, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Yuki Amami, Yuria KozukiMegumi Hayashibara, Kumiko Aso, Aoi Miyazaki, Tamio Ohki, Takao Osawa

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.

Wolf Children

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

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