Heisei tanuki gassen ponpoko
Japan,
1994, 119 min
Directed by:
Isao TakahataScreenplay:
Isao TakahataCinematography:
Atsushi OkuiCast:
Takehiro Murata, Megumi Hayashibara, Tomokazu Seki, Rei Sakuma, 清川虹子, Yumi Kuroda, Hiroko Suzuki, Ako Mayama, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Kazuhiko Kishino, Akira Kamiya (more)Plots(1)
Pushed out of their forests by human development, the wild tanuki of Tama Hills fight back with their shape-shifting powers — if they can get it right. (Netflix)
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Pom Poko is another production by Studio Ghibli that dazzled me, and in the first few minutes, the opening song put a genuine smile on my face. I managed to keep that smile on my face for most of the movie, and sometimes I even gave a hearty laugh. The animation is simply wonderful, and the narrative rolls along at a relaxing pace and is quite witty, and so are the main protagonists, who I thought were pretty good. Even though they are fighting a brave but not very equal battle with people, you cannot help but root for them.
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