Pom Poko

Jul 16, 1994

1h 59m

★ 7.2

A Fantastic Tale Of Survival

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Animation

Fantasy

Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

Pom Poko Trailers

Cast

Shoukichi (voice)

Makoto Nonomura

Old Fireball / Oroku (voice)

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Gonta (voice)

Shigeru Izumiya

Seizaemon (voice)

Norihei Miki

Kiyo (voice)

Yuriko Ishida

Sasuke (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Koharu (voice)

Yumi Ichihara

Tamasaburo (voice)

Akira Kamiya

Bunta (voice)

Takehiro Murata

Inugami Gyobu (voice)

Gannosuke Ashiya

Tsurukame (voice)

Kosan Yanagiya

Narrator (voice)

Shinchou Kokontei

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