Princess Raccoon (2005)

Original title

オペレッタ狸御殿

Directed by

Seijun Suzuki

Genre

musical film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A banished prince falls in love with a tanuki princess. The story is told as a colorful musical with fantastical elements.

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What happens

Princess Raccoon (オペレッタ狸御殿, Operetta tanuki goten) is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. The "raccoon" of the English title is actually a translation for the tanuki or Japanese raccoon-dog. It is a love story set in the musical genre and stars Zhang Ziyi as a tanuki princess and Joe Odagiri as the banished prince she falls in love with. The film premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. It was the last film Suzuki directed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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