Pom Poko (1994)
Pom Poko (1994)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Makoto Nonomura
Shoukichi (voice)
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Old Fireball / Oroku (voice)
Shigeru Izumiya
Gonta (voice)
Norihei Miki
Seizaemon (voice)
Yuriko Ishida
Kiyo (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Sasuke (voice)
Yumi Ichihara
Koharu (voice)
Akira Kamiya
Tamasaburo (voice)
Takehiro Murata
Bunta (voice)
Gannosuke Ashiya
Inugami Gyobu (voice)
Kosan Yanagiya
Tsurukame (voice)
Shinchou Kokontei
Narrator (voice)
Bunshi Katsura Vi
Yashimano Hage (voice)
Beichou Katsura
Kincho Daimyojin VI (voice)
Ned Lott
Producer
Akira Fukuzawa
Ryutarou (voice)
Hideo Ogata
Producer
Hayashiya Shōzō IX
Ponkichi (voice)
Shiho Nagai
Hanako (voice)
Osamu Kato
Mr. Hayashi (voice)
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Kazuo Oga
Art Direction
Isao Takahata
Director / Writer / Original Story
Shinji Otsuka
Animation Director / Character Designer / Key Animation / Storyboard Artist
Nozomu Takahashi
Production Manager
Shinichi Matsumi
Assistant Director
Setsuko Tamai
Special Effects
Mitsuru Kashiwara
Sound Effects
Tomoji Hashizume
Special Effects
Kaoru Tanifuji
Special Effects
Masahiko Otsuka
Assistant Director
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Executive Producer
Seiichiro Ujiie
Executive Producer
Hiroshi Adachi
Assistant Editor
Keiko Mizuta
Assistant Editor
Ritsuo Isobe
Executive Producer
Yasuo Uragami
Sound Director
Atsushi Okui
Director of Photography
Shang Shang Typhoon
Music
Hayao Miyazaki
Executive Producer
Megumi Kagawa
Animation Director
Yoshiyuki Momose
Storyboard Artist
Yoshifumi Kondo
Key Animation
Michiyo Yasuda
Color Designer
Hiroko Minowa
Key Animation
Masaaki Endou
Key Animation
Kenichi Konishi
Key Animation
Hiroomi Yamakawa
Key Animation
Hiroshi Shimizu
Key Animation
Masashi Ando
Key Animation
Shougo Furuya
Key Animation
Takehiro Noda
Key Animation
Takeshi Inamura
Key Animation
Toshio Kawaguchi
Key Animation
Masayuki Kobayashi
Key Animation
Nobuo Tomizawa
Key Animation
Noriko Moritomo
Key Animation
Koichi Suenaga
Key Animation
Kenichi Yoshida
Key Animation
Hiroaki Noguchi
Key Animation
Kazuhide Tomonaga
Key Animation
Kitarou Kousaka
Key Animation
Masaru Matsuse
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 16, 1994
Original Name平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Content RatingG
Genres
Wiki.
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) refers to them as "raccoon pouches".