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Why this pick
Like Pom Poko, it pairs Japanese folklore with a bittersweet awareness of what human ambition does to nature, community, and fleeting joy; its hand-drawn imagery has an unusually alive, storybook looseness.
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Why this pick
Another Takahata work with Pom Poko’s humane, observant rhythm: everyday rural life becomes emotionally expansive, with humor and memory gently questioning the values of modern urban living.
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Why this pick
Its dialogue-free fable and spare, painterly animation share Pom Poko’s reverence for the natural world, while offering a quieter, more meditative encounter between people, animals, and change.
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Why this pick
A warm, wistful modern folk tale about a family negotiating the boundary between human society and wild nature, balancing broad humor with the tender melancholy that gives Pom Poko its force.
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Why this pick
Its bustling parallel worlds and shape-shifting, animal-like mentors echo Pom Poko’s playful mythic energy, while its emotional center is a character-driven search for belonging amid modern city life.
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01 / THE STORY
The story begins in late 1960s Japan. A group of ''tanuki'' are threatened by a gigantic suburban development project called Tama New Town, in the Tama Hills on the outskirts of Tokyo. The development is cutting into their forest habitat and dividing their land. The story resumes in early 1990s Japan, during the early years of the Heisei era. With limited living space and food decreasing every year, the tanuki begin fighting among themselves for the diminishing resources, but at the urging of the matriarch Oroku ("Old Fireball"), they decide to unify to stop the development.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Kiyo (voice)
Tamasaburo (voice)
