Isao Takahata - Pom Poko (Japanese, DVD)

From the acclaimed director of Grave Of The Fireflies.

As civilisation draws ever nearer to their idyllic forest home, a group of mischievous Japanese tanuki raccoons try to scare humans away. But they soon discover that man is not their only rival in the struggle for their age-old territory

Released in 1994 as the Japanese economy slumped, but looking back to the sixties construction boom in Tokyo's Tama Hills, Pom Poko questions the money-grabbing ethic of yuppie Japan, and mourns the loss of the countryside. Drawing on Japanese myths and legends, writer and director Isao Takahara presents a satirical view of woodland spirits using every available magical ruse to take on modern developers: including transformations, sabotage and trickery.

Pom Poko is a unique window into Japanese folklore, a comedy of modern failings, and an elegiac tale of unlikely heroes fighting insurmountable odds.

General

Studio:	Optimum
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Studio Ghibli Collection
Release date:	2006
Movie released:	1994
Directors:	Isao Takahata
Actors:	Makoto Nonomura
Dimensions:	192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Running time:	1 hour, 54 minutes
Region encoding:	Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players.
Audio format:	Dolby Digital Stereo
Video format:	Widescreen 16:9 (1.78:1)
Languages:	Japanese
Subtitles:	English
Age restriction:	PG
Categories:	Music DVD > Adventure DVD > Animation DVD > Fantasy DVD > Anime DVD > Feature Film
LSN:	XL9-1G2-8PE-4
Barcode:	5060034573326

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