Pom Poko (1994)
- Original title
- 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ
- Directed by
- Isao Takahata
- Genre
- drama anime and manga, drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, comedy drama, fantasy anime
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 1,215 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A colony of shape-shifting raccoon dogs in rural Japan fights to save their forest home from urban development. They use their magical abilities and trickery to resist human expansion.
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What happens
Pom Poko 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. The film centers around a colony of Japanese raccoon dogs living in the outskirts of Tokyo as they work to combat the growing deforestation of their home. Takahata's third film for Ghibli, Pom Poko was released on July 16, 1994, to critical and commercial success. The film was Japan's submission to the 67th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Studio Ghibli began experimenting with computer-generated imagery during the film's production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Cat Returns (2002)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.