Pom Poko (1994) 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ(original title): A community of magical shapeshifting raccoons desperately struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development. (7.4)
Director: Isao Takahata
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki (idea), Isao Takahata
Stars: Shinchô Kokontei, Makoto Nonomura and Yuriko Ishida
Okay, so the shape-shifting raccoons transform to things that are easier to draw/animate ... coincidence? I think not. That's where I lost the interest in this movie, quite early on. Some of the wide-angle equivalent shots are quite elaborately drawn. Most scenes are not that kind. The story is simplistic and unimaginative. Perhaps, I was missing quite a lot of Japanese social norms or myths. My Rating: 6.0
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