Pom Poko

Pom Poko Japanese , Hepburn Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko? , lit. Heiseiera Raccoon Dog War Ponpoko is a 1994 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Isao Takahata and animated by Studio Ghibli.

The story begins in late 1960s Japan. A group of tanuki are threatened by a gigantic suburban development project called New Tama, in the Tama Hills on the outskirts of Tokyo. The development is cutting into their forest habitat and dividing their land. The story resumes in early 1990s Japan, during the early years of the Heisei era. With limited living space and food decreasing every year, the tanuki begin fighting among themselves for the diminishing resources, but at the urging of the matriarch Oroku Old Fireball, they decide to unify to stop the development.Several tanuki lead the resistance, including the aggressive chief Gonta, the old guru Seizaemon, the wisewoman Oroku, and the young and resourceful Shoukichi. Using their illusion skills which they must relearn after having forgotten them, they stage a number of diversions including industrial sabotage. These attacks injure and even kill people, frightening construction workers into quitting, but more workers immediately replace them. In desperation, the tanuki send out messengers to seek help from various legendary elders from other regions. ........

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