Ponyo wa Kōshite Umareta (ポニョはこうして生まれた)


If the four-part documentary series about Hayao Miyazaki that NHK World Japan aired throughout 2019, left you hungry for more. You should take a look at Ponyo wa Kōshite Umareta. ~ Miyazaki Hayao no shikō katei ~ (ポニョはこうして生まれた。 ~宮崎駿の思考過程~) or what would translate as: Ponyo was born this way. ~ Hayao Miyazaki's thinking process ~. A twelve and a half hour long documentary by director Kaku Arakawa (荒川格) filmed during the three year period that went on making Miyazaki's film Gake no Ue no Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ), released in Japan in July 2008.

Sadly the Japanese edition doesn't have English subtitles, but some of the footage from the documentary was reused to make the NHK four part '10 years with Hayao Miyazaki' series, so if you have seen that, you can have a slight idea on what is going on. The documentary was released as a standalone multi disc release both in Blu-ray and DVD and it was also included in the special box sets of Gake no Ue no Ponyo, released in 2009.



Ponyo wa Kōshite Umareta. ~ Miyazaki Hayao no shikō katei ~ 
Publisher: Walt Disney Japan
Release date: 2009-XII-8
Format: NTSC | 2xBD50 | MPEG4 AVC | 16:9 | 1080p
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Japanese
Running time: 752 minutes
Retail Price: ¥11,880
Catalogue number: VWBS-1093



Ponyo wa Kōshite Umareta. ~ Miyazaki Hayao no shikō katei ~ 
(ポニョはこうして生まれた。 ~宮崎駿の思考過程~) DVD

5 DISC SET DETAILS:
Publisher: Walt Disney Japan
Release date: 2009-XII-8
Format: NTSC | 5xDVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Japanese
Running time: 752 minutes
Retail Price: ¥9,680
Catalogue number: VWDZ-8144



「崖の上のポニョ」特別保存版 Blu-Ray

This 3 disc set includes the movie and the documentary in HD.

3 DISC SET DETAILS:
Publisher: Walt Disney Japan
Release date: 2009-XII-8
Format: NTSC | 3xBD50 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital & DTS
Subtitles: Japanese, English
Running time: 853 minutes
Retail Price: ¥19,360
Catalogue number: VWBS-1079


  「崖の上のポニョ」特別保存版 DVD

This Collector Edition of Gake no ue no Ponyo includes 9 DVD discs. 2 for the movie and the storyboards, 5 for the documentary and the last 2 for Joe Hisaishi's Budokan concert that was also released with the catalog number VWDZ-8130.

9 DISC SET DETAILS:
Publisher: Walt Disney Japan
Release date: 2009-XII-8
Format: NTSC | Region 2 | 9xDVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital & DTS
Subtitles: Japanese
Running time: 968 minutes
Retail Price: ¥20,020
Catalogue number: VWDZ-8146