Snagged from Japanese TV, here is an image from the officially-announced new Ghibli Studios movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki -- the same director who gave you Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service and (most importantly) My Friend Totoro. Miyazaki is Japan's most beloved animator, and has always been hugely popular stateside too.
Though rumors swirled a few months ago that Miyazaki's new flick would be based on a Chinese children's story called I Lost My Little Boy, it turns out those rumors were false. The new movie, called Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on a Cliff), was written by Miyazaki himself and is the story of a little boy called Sosuke and a goldfish princess named Ponyo who wants to become human. The sketch above is of Ponyo, with Sosuke's hand holding her bowl. Apparently the character Sosuke will be based on childhood photographs of Miyazaki's son, Goro, who is now a director in his own right (he created a Japanese adaptation of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea novels).
New Miyazaki Film Announced [via Newsarama]
