Heisei tanuki gassen ponpoko

1994 [JAPANESE]

Action / Animation / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy

27
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 87% · 15 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 39538 39.5K

transformation narration anthropomorphism deforestation testicles tanuki

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Plot summary

The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.

Director

Isao Takahata Photo
Isao Takahata

Top cast

J.K. Simmons Photo
J.K. Simmons as Seizaemon
Clancy Brown Photo
Clancy Brown as Gonta
Megumi Hayashibara Photo
Megumi Hayashibara as Sasuke
John DiMaggio Photo
John DiMaggio as Ryûtarô
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1.07 GB
1280*694
Japanese 2.0
TV-14
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
Seeds 5
1.99 GB
1920*1040
Japanese 2.0
TV-14
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Chris Sawin 8 / 10

Pom Poko is one of the more unique

Pom Poko is one of the more unique Studio Ghibli films, with a ton of unpredictable WTF moments without straying too far from its mostly family-friendly reputation as an animated film. Seek it out, embrace the ridiculousness, and witness a bunch of raccoons adapt to life’s hardships by folding and stretching their teabags like a master origamist. https://bit.ly/CoonPouch
Reviewed by badelf 6 / 10

Adorable pro-environment, anti-development animation feature, with ...

Adorable pro-environment, anti-development animation feature, with a hint of anti-capitalism. Eminently watchable.
Reviewed by lraimundo 6 / 10

Weirdest Ghibli movie, probably

I take back what I said about "The Cat Returns" being the weirdest Ghibli movie. "Pom Poko" gets that award instead.If you watch this movie, you should know beforehand that it is heavily based in old Japanese folklore about the Tanuki, magical raccoon/dogs capable of transforming themselves and other things who like to do mischief to humans (and yeah, they use their nutsacks). So if you don't know that before watching this film (like me), you'll have a really weird time.This movie's message is completely about deforestation and how animal life gets affected by that matter. They handle it well, but it's really on-the-nose throughout the whole movie, and if it wasn't evident enough, they break the fourth wall to say it themselves. Anyway, they don't portray humans as some devilish, selfish creatures who want to destroy the raccoon's... eh, sorry... the Tanuki's home. Actually, the Tanukis are way eviler when it comes to attacking humans.As I said before, I had a really weird time watching this, and I was wondering if it was actually a kid's movie. Yes, it's entertaining, fun, and deep, but there are a lot of bizarre moments.Overall, for Ghibli fans, this is a movie worth checking out, due to its ecologic theme, entertaining story, and charming animation, but too bizarre for casual anime watchers (even though most anime nowadays are way more bizarre than this one).
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