Pom Poko
1994 · Movie · G · 119 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Also known as The Raccoon War · Heisei-era Raccoon Dog War Ponpoko · The Racoon War
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-07-16
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 119 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (1,201 votes)
Themes
- animals
- environment
- japanese mythology
- anime
- critical
Awards & recognition
- Annecy Cristal — a Feature Film · 1995
- Mainichi Film Awards · 1994
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1995 · nominated
- Annecy Cristal — a Feature Film · nominated
Cast & crew
Makoto Nonomura
as Shoukichi (voice)
Nijiko Kiyokawa
as Old Fireball / Oroku (voice)
Shigeru Izumiya
as Gonta (voice)
Norihei Miki
as Seizaemon (voice)
Yuriko Ishida
as Kiyo (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
as Sasuke (voice)
Yumi Ichihara
as Koharu (voice)
Akira Kamiya
as Tamasaburo (voice)
Takehiro Murata
as Bunta (voice)
Gannosuke Ashiya
as Inugami Gyobu (voice)
Directed by Isao Takahata