Directed by Isao Takahata Pom Poko is the eighth studio Ghibli film and tells the story of a clan of Tanuki who are threatened of losing their homes to deforestation and city urbanization. Pom Poko is probably one of the more underrated films from the studio , but it's a fun film with bright colors beautiful forest art and a fun premise. It offers a bunch of wacky scenarios and the animation of them transforming throughout the movie is both visually stunning as well as creative from them going to look like regular raccoons to stand on two legs looking more animated. One of The most memorable scenes ,the ghost parade shows tons of wacky and creepy monsters from Japanese folklore. One of the most things you'll hear people say about this movie overall is the abundant amount of testicles in the movie and that can be a little jarring it's not the whole focus of the movie. The movie has a message on the effects of deforestation on local wildlife. Despite moments of fun and games it does have serious and a few dark moments. As well as a example of the New World washing all the old world as the Tanuki are more traditional compared to humans who are more modern. While not as famous as howl's moving castle or spirited away, Pom Poko is a fun movie and definitely something you'll remember after Seeing it.
Review of Pom Poko
