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Pom Poko(Movie, 1994)

Original title: "平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ" (Japanese/JA)
1h 59min | Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Pom PokoRating: 3.6/5 (with 423423 votes)
Pom Poko (Japanese: 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ, Hepburn: Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko, lit. 'Heisei-era Raccoon Dog War Ponpoko') is a 1994 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Hakuhodo, and distributed by Toho. An environmental allegory, the story features tanuki, or Japanese raccoon dogs (incorrectly referred to as "raccoons" in the English dialog). In Japanese folklore, tanuki are considered to be magical creatures, capable of shape-shifting into people or other objects. They are a highly sociable, mischievous species, too fun-loving and fond of tasty treats to be a real threat – unlike kitsune (foxes) and other shape-shifters. The phrase "Pom Poko" in the title refers to the sound of tanuki drumming their bellies, from a 1919 poem by Ujō Noguchi which became a popular children's song when it was set to music in 1925. Prominent scrotums are an integral part of tanuki folklore, and they are shown and referred to throughout the film, and also used frequently in their shape-shifting. This remains unchanged in the DVD release, though the English dub (but not the subtitles) ref... ()
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Movie poster of Pom Poko

Where to watch Pom Poko (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Pom Poko" is currently available on 1 providers. Pom Poko can be streamed on Netflix as part of a subscription.

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Available languages: German, English, French, Italian, Japanese (Original), Turkish
Available subtitles: German, English, French, Japanese, Russian, Turkish
Duration: 1h 59min
Genres: Familienfilme / Kinder- und Familienfilme / Gesellschaftsdramen / Animationsfilme / Anime-Dramen / Anime-Filme
Keywords: Bittersüß / Ulkig
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Awards & Nominations for Pom Poko

Mainichi Film Awards Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film

About Pom Poko

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.

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Trailer for Pom Poko + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Pom Poko - Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 Trailer [In Theaters June 2018](Trailer, 0:31)

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Additional Information

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Production country: Japan
Plays in: Tama New Town
Made by: Studio Ghibli
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 27 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/16/1994
Director: Isao Takahata
Screenwriter: Isao Takahata
Executive Producer: Hayao Miyazaki
Film Editor: Takeshi Seyama
Director of Photography: Atsushi Okui
Composer: Shang Shang Typhoon
Production Designer: Kazuo Oga
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"歡喜碰碰狸"
"百变狸猫"
"La Guerra de los Mapaches de Pompoko"
"Pompoko"
"I antepithesi ton raccoon"
"百變狸貓"
"Milhemet Hadvivonim"
"Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko"
"La Guerra de los Mapaches"
"Bойна тануки в периоды Хэйсэй и Помпоко"
"Війна тануки в періоди Хейсей і Помпоко"
"Пом поко"
"Помпоко"
"Понпоко: Війна танукі в період Хейсей"
"Heisei-era Raccoon Dog War Ponpoko"
"The Raccoon War"
"The Racoon War"

16 movies in the Collection

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1988 Grave of the Fireflies ("火垂るの墓")
1988 My Neighbor Totoro ("となりのトトロ")
1989 Kiki's Delivery Service ("魔女の宅急便")
1991 Only Yesterday ("おもひでぽろぽろ")
1994 Pom Poko
1997 Princess Mononoke ("もののけ姫")
1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas ("ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん")
2001 Spirited Away ("千と千尋の神隠し")
2004 Howl's Moving Castle ("ハウルの動く城")
2008 Ponyo ("崖の上のポニョ")
2010 The Secret World of Arrietty ("借りぐらしのアリエッティ")
2011 From Up on Poppy Hill ("コクリコ坂から")
2013 The Tale of The Princess Kaguya ("かぐや姫の物語")
2014 When Marnie Was There ("思い出のマーニー")

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:20249, Added: 02/22/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024