Cover of Pom Poko

Pom Poko (1994)

Director Isao Takahata

The story begins in late 1960s Japan. A group of ''tanuki'' are threatened by a gigantic suburban development project called Tama New Town, in the Tama Hills on the outskirts of Tokyo. The development is cutting into their forest habitat and dividing their land. The story resumes in early 1990s Japan, during the early years of the Heisei era. With limited living space and food decreasing every year, the tanuki begin fighting among themselves for the diminishing resources, but at the urging of the matriarch Oroku ("Old Fireball"), they decide to unify to stop the development.

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  • jamesfitz3
    Nov 24, 2024

    I love the way the film handles the transitions between the raccoons different forms. I enjoyed this film a lot but boy were we not prepared for the ending

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