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Director:
Writer:
Isao Takahata (writer)
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Release Date:
16 July 1994 (Japan) more
Plot:
A community of magical shapeshifting raccoons desperately struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
One of my favorites from Ghibli more (32 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Shinchô Kokontei ... Narrator (voice)
Makoto Nonomura ... Shoukichi (voice)
Yuriko Ishida ... Okiyo (voice)
Norihei Miki ... Seizaemon (voice)
Nijiko Kiyokawa ... Fireball Oroku (voice)
Shigeru Izumiya ... Gonta (voice)
Gannosuke Ashiya ... Inugami Gyobu (voice)
Takehiro Murata ... Bunta (voice)
Beichou Katsura ... Kincho Daimyoujin the Sixth (voice)
Bunshi Katsura ... Yashimano Hage (voice)
Kosan Yanagiya ... Abbot Tsurugame (voice)
Akira Kamiya ... Tamasaburo (voice)
Rei Sakuma ... (voice)
Tomokazu Seki ... Male Tanuki B (voice)
Minoru Yada ... (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pom poko (USA) (dubbed version)
The Raccoon War (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for violence, scary images and thematic elements.
Runtime:
119 min
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Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:PG | France:U | Canada:G (Manitoba) (video rating) (2001) | Canada:G (Ontario/Quebec) (DVD rating) (2005) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) (2005) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:G | USA:PG
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Creatures shown in order of appearance during project poltergeist: - Shadows of hungry spirits. - Inari upon fox. - Foxes (Kitsune) performing Fox Wedding. - Lantern-spirit. - Skeleton. - Umbrella. - Fire breathing tiger. - Oni. - Shoki the Demon Slayer. - Agyo. - Tiny people performing funeral rights. - Raijin (God of Rain). - Fuujin (God of Wind). - Various squids and a fish. - Lantern. - Tengu. - Bulbs. - Bowing child-like samurai. - Maneki neko faced bowing samurai child. - Goblins. - Colorful beetles. - Wife spirit. - Spider. - Multi-headed woman. - Flame. - Skeleton. - Monkeys. - Rabbits. - Frogs. - Ryuu (dragon). - Train. - Dancing flames of white. - Man with reversible face. - Further indiscreet goblins. - Blue goblin. - Snake-like creature with man's face. - Purple spirit. - Camel-faced woman. - Four-legged cyclopic creature. - Mouth-creature. - Two oni. - Seven lucky gods (Benzaiten, Ebisu, Fukurakujo, Hotei, Daikoku). - Blue and flesh-colored goblins. - Walking stone legs. - Animated telephone poles. - Skeleton. - Fire & Firemen. - Tops. - Pill-like structures with eyes. - Flood. - Flying tanuki in flames. - Skeleton. - Seven lucky gods with goblins. - Amida Nyorai with Bodhisattva attendants. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The English-dubbed version incorrectly refers to the tanuki as "raccoons". Tanuki are actually "raccoon dogs" - they are in the canid branch of mammals. more
Quotes:
Osho: [Osho is patiently teaching a class to the young raccoons] A raccoon fell out of the tree! Yes, that's right. Who can tell me *why* the raccoon fell out of the tree? Gonta?
Gonta: [grunts] He was a loser.
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Movie Connections:
References Kurenai no buta (1992) more

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17 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
One of my favorites from Ghibli, 29 November 1999
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Author: freakus from San Francisco, CA

This a very different, more dynamic film than a lot of other Ghibli works. Although it bears some thematic resemblance to "Mononoke" and "Naussica" in its nature vs. man plot, it plays out much differently through its use of humorous protagonists. Though on the surface the tanuki may look like cuddly teddy bears, they are fierce in their war with the humans. The animation of the transformation scenes and the action shots make this a very appealing film and the characterization is first rate (especially the three old masters)!

It may be helpful for non-japanese audiences to do a little reading on japanese folklore. I caught a lot of the references but much of it went over my head.

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