If you’re ever really stoned or on mushrooms and need a mind blower, Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke will do the trick.  His latest is called Ponyo (Japanese title: Gake no ue no Ponyo), and this is the trailer for the English version.

The film was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Littler Mermaid” and centers on a 5-year-old boy (Frankie Jonas) and his relationship with a goldfish princess named Ponyo (Noah Cyrus) who longs to become human.  Making up the English language voice cast are Noah Cyrus, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White and Frankie Jonas. [RopeofSilicon]

Sources say the Japanese version will be out on DVD with English subtitles in July, a month before the English-language version.  I urge everyone to watch the Japanese version, because the last thing we need is to reward Disney for pimping out the younger, unfamous siblings of both Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers.  Use the child actors you have, don’t create more.  It’s dangerous. Every current child actor is a potential future wife beater, murderer, or Scientologist. Or worse (*shudder*), Danny Masterson.

[Available in HD at Apple]