Ponyo

Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5

Its director stated on the record that "when we got together with our staff members to produce Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, we found that one of them had just had a child, Therefore, in the product…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "the most important thing is that even within such an environment, children grow up, they learn to love and they enjoy living in that environment, I think what…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "there are so many ships in the animation sea that are computer driven, that I think we can have at least one that's just a log raft that we can row by hand" 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 9 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 11 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian 6.

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