Kōichi (Sōsuke's father)

Kōichi is the father of Sōsuke and the husband of Lisa. He is the captain of the fishing boat called Koganei Maru in the film, Ponyo. He was voiced by Matt Damon in the Disney dub.

Personality
As seen when Sōsuke tried to console his mother after she got angry that Koichi was going on too many sea-travelling runs, Koichi does the best he can for the family even if he has to break his promises.

History
Koichi appears in the bridge of the Koganei Maru. He has a first mate on his boat and later on the scene, watches a girl running across the waves.

Voice Acting
Koichi was voiced by Kazushige Nagashima in the Japanese version and later voiced by Matt Damon in the English dubbed version.

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Kōichi (Sōsukes Vater) 崖の上のポニョ