# Pom Poko (1994)

> A shape-shifting tanuki community wages a comic, desperate campaign against the urban development destroying its ancestral habitat.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9117

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
- Director: Isao Takahata
- Cast: Makoto Nonomura, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Shigeru Izumiya, Norihei Miki, Yuriko Ishida, Megumi Hayashibara, Yumi Ichihara, Akira Kamiya
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110008/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: whimsical, witty, irreverent, family movie night, anime discovery

## Synopsis

A captivating tale of raccoon dogs fighting for their home against urban expansion.

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