GhibliWorld, via Yomiyuri, reports about an interview with Ponyo on a Cliff theme song singers Fujioka Fujimaki. According to the article, the song “Gake no Ue no Ponyo” which was released in December, six months ahead of the much awaited animated film’s scheduled summer opening in Japan, was performed by 8 year old actress Nozomi Ohashi and Fujioka Fujimaki, a duo of 55-year-old men who sing songs that focus on the sadness and hardships of middle-aged and older men. The song, written by Katsuya Kondo, the film’s supervising animator with inputs from Miyazaki, was composed by Joe Hisaishi, whose work includes many previous Miyazaki films, such as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service.

In addition to this, Ghibliworld has also posted a never before seen artwork done by Hayao Miyazaki for his new film Ponyo on a Cliff. Direct link to the artwork can be found here.