Fujimoto (フジモト , Fujimoto) is a character and a main antagonist in the film, Ponyo. Fujimoto is Ponyo's father. Disgusted with mankind's disregard of nature, he abandoned terrestrial life and humanity to live among the flora and fauna of the oceans. He commands an underwater boat named the "Basking Shark" , which is characterized by four fish fins.
Fujimoto is a researcher, exhibiting traits of a mad scientist. During his long research at the bottom of the sea, he invented the "water of life", a liquid which revitalizes the energy of the living beings of the sea. With this power, he hopes to reverse the balance of power that exists between the sea and the continents, with the sea dominating the world.
In love with Ponyo's mother, he hopes their daughter will be the next monarch in the new world. An overbearing and overprotective father, he cannot understand why Ponyo would rebel against her chosen fate. He gradually lets go of his great plans to destroy the world and accepts the choice of his daughter, thus coming to terms with the terrestrial world and his own nature.
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