Pom Poko

1994 119 min ★ 7.2 Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.

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Cast

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)

Details

Director

Isao Takahata

Tagline

"A fantastic tale of survival."

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Revenue

$43,700,000

Production

Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Hakuhodo

Reviews

B

badelf

December 13, 2024

★ 6/10

Adorable pro-environment, anti-development animation feature, with a hint of anti-capitalism. Eminently watchable.

C

Chris Sawin

March 27, 2026

★ 8/10

Pom Poko is one of the more unique Studio Ghibli films, with a ton of unpredictable WTF moments without straying too far from its mostly family-friendly reputation as an animated film. Seek it out, embrace the ridiculousness, and witness a bunch of raccoons adapt to life’s hardships by folding and stretching their teabags like a master origamist. https://bit.ly/CoonPouch