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Pom Poko

Shinch� Kokontei (Actor), Makoto Nonomura (Actor), Isao Takahata (Director) | Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD

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Actors: Shinch� Kokontei, Makoto Nonomura, Yuriko Ishida, Norihei Miki, Nijiko Kiyokawa
Directors: Isao Takahata
Writers: Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki
Producers: Hayao Miyazaki, Ned Lott, Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
Language: English, Japanese
Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
MPAA Rating:
Studio: Buena Vista
Release Date: Aug 16 2005
Run Time: 119 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

ASIN: B0009MAO3W

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Isao Takahata's outré ecological fable Pom Poko was the no. 1 domestic film in Japan in 1994, and the first animated feature to be submitted for the Oscar for Foreign Language Film. In 1967, the raccoons in the Tama Hills find their homes are threatened with destruction when developers turn the rural area into suburbs. Under the leadership of their tribal elders the animals fight back with every resource at their disposal. Raccoons are shape-shifters in Japanese folk tales, and the members of this tribe can transform into objects, other creatures and even humans.

Unlike Takahata's deeply moving The Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko (the sound made by thumping the tummy of a comfortably full raccoon) is a broad comedy. The raccoons' efforts to understand humans, their evocations of traditional ghost stories to frighten construction crews, and their internecine quarrels offers plenty of laughs. But the story rambles, and the characters lack the depth needed to sustain the audience's interest until the film's belated, downbeat conclusion. The extras include Takahata's storyboards, which are interesting, but lack the magic of Hayao Miyazaki's drawings on other Studio Ghibli discs. Note: male raccoons have prominent testicles, which are shown in Japanese art, including the designs for Pom Poko. When the characters grow desperate, they swell their scrotums to enormous size and use them as weapons. (Rated PG, Parental Guidance Suggested: violence, scary images and thematic elements) --Charles Solomon

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, Dec 8 2009

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This movie is absolutely stunning. I am in awe at the brillance Ghibli always manages to achieve. Of the ten or more of their films I have seen I would place this one in third behind only Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. The characters are cute, the plot displays such a realistic and human feeling to it and I'm almost constantly laughing watching this. The events in the movie all feel very natural to the point where I forget that they're raccoons; I was so impressed by Isao's willingness to include a sad yet hopeful ending. Many other directors would have ended it simply with a stereotypical happy ending, but I feel his decision makes it so much more meaningful. On a whole a definite buy, you'll enjoy it again and again.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Just loved it., Jan 17 2009

K. Mccready (London, ON CANADA) - See all my reviews
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My kids and I loved this movie. I really appreciated the environmental message and the quirky characters. If you are a fan of Miyazaki films this one is more of the same. Perhaps it's less poignant and sophisticated than say, Nausicaa or Spirited Away, but it's great for younger kids.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting with strong environmental theme, Aug 9 2008

D. Jones (Calgary, AB, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This quirky movie is fun for the whole family. It is a nice change from a lot of traditional north american movies for children. It has a strong environmental theme as the racoons face the challenge of a housing development that will destroy their homes.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Too wierd
These anatomically incorrect racoons took away any interest I had in the movie, I sold my copy.

Published on Nov 17 2008 by Dr. Sharon