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Pom Poko

Name: Pom Poko
Director: Isao Takahata
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Released: 1994-07-16
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Makoto Nonomura, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Shigeru Izumiya, Norihei Miki, Yuriko Ishida

1994 · 1h 59m · Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

IMDb 7.2 Metacritic 77 RT 87%

Watch it tonight. This Studio Ghibli gem is a visually stunning and weirdly hilarious take on environmentalism—shape-shifting raccoons wreaking havoc on suburban sprawl is exactly the kind of imaginative, heartfelt story you should be watching instead of scrolling. Solid scores across the board prove it's a cult classic for good reason.

Plot

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

Cast: Makoto Nonomura, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Shigeru Izumiya, Norihei Miki, Yuriko Ishida

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