The son of a sailor, 5-year-old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside ... he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo.

This fantasy tale revolves around the life of Ponyo, a goldfish who comes to the seashore trapped in a glass jar and is set free by a five-year-old human boy, Sōsuke. Happy to be free ...