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Pom Poko

Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko

1994

Isao Takahata

Animation

7.0

4,461

Animation. Fantasy. Comedy. Drama As the human city development encroaches on the raccoon population's forest and meadow habitat, the raccoons find themselves faced with the very real possibility of extinction. In response, the raccoons engage in a desperate struggle to stop the construction and preserve their home.

	Author	Review
United States	Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"[It] is so delightfully weird, and jam-packed with oddities, that it's never dull, even if it is sometimes a little too disturbing for its own good. (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Andy Webster The New York Times	"Its ecological concerns, nuance and occasional lyricism place it squarely within the Ghibli oeuvre but not among its masterpieces."	POS
United States	David Nusair Reel Film	"[It] there's little doubt that 'Pom Poko' finally comes off as a disastrous misfire of almost epic proportions.(…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Tasha Robinson AV Club	"Sweet, funny, and terrifically executed"	POS
United States	Charles Solomon IndieWire	"At 119 minutes, the film feels a bit long and the story rambles, albeit genially."	POS
United Kingdom	Sloan Freer Radio Times	"When the tragedy of events increases, so too does writer/director Isao Takahata's heavy-handed moralising (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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