| Directed by | Isao Takahata |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Toshio Suzuki Yasuyoshi Tokuma Hayao Miyazaki |
| Screenplay by | Isao Takahata |
| Story by | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Starring | Kokontei Shinchou Makoto Nonomura Yuriko Ishida |
| Editing by | Takeshi Seyama |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Release date(s) | July 16, 1994 |
| Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Pom Poko (平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko?) As civilisation draws ever nearer to their idyllic forest home, a group of mischievous Japanese tanuki (raccoon dogs - Nyctereutes procyonoides) try to scare humans away. But they soon discover that humans are not their only rivals in the struggle for their age-old territory.
Released in 1994 as the Japanese economy slumped, but looking back to the sixties construction boom in Tokyo’s Tama Hills, Pom Poko questions the money-grabbing ethics of yuppie Japan, and mourns the loss of the countryside. Drawing on Japanese myths and legends, writer and director Isao Takahata presents a satirical view of woodland spirits using every available magical ruse to take on modern developers: including transformations, sabotage and trickery.
Pom Poko is a unique window into Japanese folklore, a comedy of modern failings, and an elegiac tale of unlikely heroes fighting insurmountable odds.
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