Pom Poko

Pom Poko

  • Director: Isao Takahata
  • Writer: Hayao Miyazaki,Isao Takahata
  • Countries of origin: Japan
  • Language: Japanese
  • Release date: December 25, 1995
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Pompoko
  • "Beaver Heisei engagement Zhanぽぽko san" directed by Takahata, Yuriko Ishida , Norihei Miki , Makoto involved in dubbing Japanese animation film, a su ta ji ji bu ri Bio produced. It was released on July 16, 1994.
    The film tells the story of a group of civet cats living near Tokyo who want to use this kind of illusion to scare humans and put the community construction projects on hold. 

    Details

    • Release date December 25, 1995
    • Production companies Hakuhodo, Nippon Television Network (NTV), Studio Ghibli

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $372,405

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $107,909

    Gross worldwide

    $1,252,335

    Movie reviews

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    • By Rosario 2022-04-24 07:01:18

      Variety of civet cats

      Chinese name: Variety Tanuki/Heisei Tanuki
      English Name: POM POKO
      Original Name: Heisei Tanuki He 戦ぽんぽこ
      Planning: Miyazaki Jun 
      Original Work & Script & Supervision: Takahata
      Director: Takahata
      Genre: Cartoon (Animation); Comedy (Comedy) ; Fantasy (Fantasy)
      Distributor: Bowei Family Entertainment Taiwan  
      Premiere Date: 1994
      Three Districts Rating: Level I (for any age)
      Subtitles: English/Chinese (Cantonese)/Chinese (Mandarin)/Chinese (Mandarin)...

    • By Jovani 2022-04-24 07:01:18

      Earth

      "Heisei Tanaka War", he has been recommending me to watch this film for a long time, but I didn't have the mood to watch the animation after I opened it twice.
      Yesterday I really had nothing to watch, so I opened it again.
      It was wonderful.

      I really like the oil painting-style background inside.
      The most impressive thing is the sunset, the shadows of the trees, and
      the pale red sunset on the horizon, so beautiful and so beautiful.

      The author is very...

    • By Scotty 2022-04-23 07:03:43

      Ours is now a civet cat

      Judging from the theme of the earliest discussion of this film, the so-called environmental protection theory, anti-human theory, and the theory of harmony between humans and animals are all untenable. Because with the process of urbanization, when we begin to experience the mood of civet cats, we can experience more content by looking back at this film. What has passed and what has been gained, persistence and confusion, living in peace and prosperity, in the context of the demolition, very...

    • By Jada 2022-04-23 07:03:43

      Dreams are flattened, is there only compromise left?

      At first, it just felt like a story about how the expansion of human beings eroded the homes of animals step by step. I think it's just a similar theme to protect the homeland of animals. When I saw a fox who could also transform, I felt that I felt something that I couldn't grasp, and I couldn't comment. The feeling was also insinuating the changes in people's living conditions in the torrent of development.
            Until I saw a film review, "It's okay to cry, to live, you must learn to...

    • By Katlyn 2022-04-23 07:03:43

      "Heisei Tanuki Battle"

      Sticking over from time, chatting as a backup~

      Because it is a cat, of course, the film itself is also good, plus the date bonus, so I got five stars~

      It’s been a long time since I wanted to watch it, and it’s been in my computer for a long time. Today The main reason for watching it is that I have a cold and there is not much to watch in the theater's recent film schedule (if I go to the theater, I guess it is to watch animations or watch Han Han), after struggling with it,...

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    • By Mustafa 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      Finally, seeing the civet cats singing and dancing happily, I felt very sad. Once again, I see the difference in style between Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, even if they are talking about environmental...

    • By Cameron 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      At the end, the theme of the story for me is not the issue of environmental protection, but that so many civet cats survive in a human state and realize how hard it is for human beings to...

    • By Angie 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      There are plots, details, laughter and tears, and the ending is very helpless but also very loving! "As the TV Center said, both foxes and tanukis will gradually disappear as development progresses. Can't this be stopped? If both foxes and tanukis disappear, what will happen to rabbits and ferrets? Will it gradually disappear?" "It wouldn't be a civet cat without a playful...

    • By Jacklyn 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      I have to sigh at the unrestrained creativity, the ever-changing civet cats, there is really nothing without the innocence. No matter how exaggerated the deformation and the illusion behind it, the sad music always moves people, makes people sad, and makes people feel indescribable. The chubby, round and fluffy civet cats twist and twist when they walk upright. They really make people fall in love with them, as if they want to have one of their...

    • By Kacie 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      The coexistence of human beings and nature is transformed into the imagination of civet cats becoming human. The protagonist is a civet cat, and the story is told to us. The miracle of the testicles, the disturbance of visions, and the rhythm of the old man's slow narration all make us feel the groans in the depths of our culture. Fear of ghosts and spirits, and even more fear of economic stagnation and rising unemployment. These thoughts are not expressed in the film, but more of the...

    Movie plot

    In the woods of Tokyo's Tama Hills, a group of happy civet cats live. However, due to the continuous expansion of residential areas by humans, their living places continue to decrease. Facing the crisis, the civet cats decided to revive the ancestral transformation technique to confront humans and block the housing construction plan. While working hard to carry out special training in transformation skills, they sent envoys to Shikoku...
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    Evaluation action

    The film looks at the endless expansion of human society from the perspective of a lively and lovely civet cat. In this farce with a strong national color, Takahata Hoon, while discussing the interaction between modern man and nature, seems to also deliberately refract the contradictions of the real society. (Commented by Zeng Jing from "University of Science and Technology of China") 
    The film vividly shows the childish, funny and...
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    Movie quotes

    • Kiyo: So, what about the hunter song?

      Shokichi: Oh. My dad used to sing it to me, when I was just a cub.

      Kiyo: Sounds like your father was kind of strange.

      Shokichi: M-hm. He'd sing, "Fried 'em up and ate 'em" really loudly. And then he'd give me a lecture.

      Kiyo: About what?

      Shokichi: He'd say, "Did you hear that, son? Even in children's nursery rhymes, humans sing about how they love to shoot us, and then fry us up. Humans are sick, cruel, heartless beasts, and don't you forget it, Shoukichi."

    • Seizaemon: All pray!

      [the tanuki put their hands together and bow]

      Osho: I'd like to say a prayer for the victims of this operation.

      [At this point, some of the tanuki start to snigger]

      Osho: We wish that we could save our forest without harming any humans. That was never our intention, but our forest is near and dear to us, and we...

      [the tanuki all burst into raucous laughter and head for the exit]

    • TamasaburôBuntaTanuki: [singing] Let's turn into every sacred icon we can think of. Some are this and some are that...

      [They do backflips into the air and turn into various items; stone Buddhas, lucky cats, painted eggs, kitsune sculptures, gold carp sculptures, monkey sculptures and Tanuki sculptures. Ponkichi rushes to join in and tries copying them. He does various poses but is unable to transform]

      Shokichi: [narrating] Back then, all I thought about was transforming. I never dreamed that my friend Ponkichi might just want to be a normal raccoon.