This news may come a little bit late for those on the eastern-Australia coast currently in daylight savings, however Madman Entertainment and SBS are airing Hayao Miyazaki’s animated film Ponyo on SBS 2 (Channel 32) in Australia starting at 5:55PM. If you are a fan of Miyazaki’s work and don’t already own this on DVD/Blu-ray, do consider checking out this free-to-air screening.
In a small town by the sea lives five year-old Sosuke, high on a cliff overlooking the Inland Sea. One morning while playing on the rocky beach below his house, he discovers a goldfish named Ponyo, her head stuck in a jam jar. Sosuke rescues Ponyo and keeps her in a green plastic bucket.
Both Ponyo and Sosuke are fascinated by each other and promise to stay firm friends until Ponyo’s father – once human, now a sorcerer who lives deep under the sea – forces her to return with him to the ocean depths. What follows is an amazing underwater adventure for all ages….
