Cast
- Tomoko Yamaguchi as Lisa (リサ, Risa?), a caretaker at the Himawari House. Tina Fey provides her voice in Disney's English adaptation.
- Kazushige Nagashima as Kōichi (耕一?), Lisa's husband and a captain of the Koganeimaru. He is voiced by Matt Damon in Disney's English adaptation.
- Yūki Amami as Granmamare (グランマンマーレ, Guranmanmāre?), a giant being named the Mother of the Sea. In Disney's English adaptation, her voice is supplied by Cate Blanchett.
- George Tokoro as Fujimoto (フジモト?), a sorcerer who holds a resentment against humans. Fujimoto is described as not being a villain, but rather as an overly protective and xenophobic father for whom the more he tried to intervene the more he pushed his daughter Ponyo away. Miyazaki considered this to be common among Japanese fathers in this day and age. In Disney's English adaptation, Fujimoto is voiced by Liam Neeson. Tokoro also provides the voice of the Suigyo (水魚?), Fujimoto's wave-like minions.
- Yuria Nara as Ponyo (ポニョ?), the daughter of Fujimoto and Granmamare initially named Brunnhilde (ブリュンヒルデ, Buryunhirude?). Ponyo is voiced by Noah Cyrus in Disney's English adaptation.
- Hiroki Doi as Sōsuke (宗介?), a five-year-old boy and the son of Lisa and Kōichi, attending Himawari Nursery School ("Himawari" is the Japanese word for sunflower). Frankie Jonas provides his voice in Disney's English adaptation.
- Rumi Hiiragi as the Young Mother (婦人, Fujin?), a young woman in her 30s.
- Akiko Yano as Ponyo's older sisters (ポニョの妹達, Ponyo no Imōto-tachi?).
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Toki (トキ?), a powerchair-using resident of the Himawari House. While she complains frequently and is a bit grumpy, she occasionally shows her independent-minded, heroic nature. In Disney's English adaptation, she is voiced by Lily Tomlin.
- Tomoko Naraoka as Yoshie (ヨシエ?), a resident of the Himawari House. In Disney's English adaptation, her voice is supplied by Betty White.
The cast also includes: Tokie Hidari as Kayo (カヨ?), a resident of the Himawari House and formerly a career woman as a youth; she is voiced by Cloris Leachman in Disney's English adaptation. Nippon Television announcer Shinichi Hatori voices The Announcer (アナウンサー, Anaunsā?), a television news reporter who relays information about the hurricane; he is voiced by Kurt Knuttson in Disney's English adaptation. Emi Hiraoka and Nozomi Ōhashi voice Kumiko (クミコ?) and Karen (カレン?), attendants of Himawari Nursery School; their respective English voice actresses are Jennessa Rose and Colleen O'Shaughnessey.
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