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Pom Poko (1994)


 

Director Isao Takahata ('Grave Of The Fireflies') and the acclaimed Japanese animation studio Ghibli are the creative forces behind the environmental fable. 'Pom Poko' ('Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pompoko'). In the woods near a rapidly growing city, a group of tanuki, (Japanese racoons), live in relative peace, until the development of the town begins to intrude on their land. The tanuki are faced with a dilemma regarding the human beings, for their homes are being destroyed, but the tanuki also rely on the human community for scavenged food and goods. They decide to try using their powers of illusion and shapeshifting to scare the humans back to the central city and sabotage further building, but will their efforts come too little, too late? 'Pom Poko' uses the figure of the tanuki, an important animal in Japanese folklore and often attributed with the powers seen in the film, to comment on the nature of their society's geographic expansion and the subsequent impact on the natural world.
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5 out of 10 Beautiful movie
David from Dublin, 10 Nov 2007
This is trueley a wonderful movie, brilliantly animated, and mixing childlike wonder with ancient Japanese folklore all with a sense of fun and imagination with great characters. Highly recommended, and also a look into some of the development of Japan in the 90s and the tragic effect on the forests around it.
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5 out of 10 Pom Poko
Brenda from Dublin, 08 Apr 2008
An exceptionally beautiful film, fun and charming for children and adults.
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2 out of 10 bizarre
tomm from Kilkenny, 17 Aug 2008
maybe it just does not trasate
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