Pom Poko (1994)

Tress MacNeille: Oroku

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Quotes 

• Oroku : The forests of Tama Hills are our home. So you can't keep destroying them all! This plea is from every living creature in the forest.

  [She glares at the reporter, then shapeshifts into a bear] 

• Tanuki : [singing and carrying Gonta]  Moon, moon, moon shine bright, moon shine bright, so bright and long/ Shine, shine, shine on Gonta, pom poko pom pom, pom pom pom/

  Osho , Oroku : [singing]  You showed the world what we can do, now

  Front crowd of Tanuki : [chanting]  We have the greatness of Oroku, too!

  Tanuki : [singing]  All our friends are cheering for you/ That's the truth, we adore you/ Hail to Gonta, he's our god!/ Pom poko, pom pom, pom pom pom!

  Newsreader : [as the Tanuki chant Gonta's name in the background]  ... Nevertheless, a government spokesman stressed that the people of Tokyo are in such desperate need of living accomodations, that the new Tama development project will not be delayed, despite today's tragic accidents.

  [the tanuki stop celebrating and drop Gonta in surprise. They rush towards the TV, trampling Gonta in the process] 

  Newsreader : I repeat...

  Narrator : It was, needless to say, an unfortunate accident. Gonta, the mastermind behind the dangerous attacks against the humans, now suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries, that would take nearly a year to heal.

• Oroku : Lesser forms of transformation, such as changing color, can be achieved by chameleons, for example. But the true art of transforming can only be practiced by foxes, raccoons and a few cats.

  [the lesson is interrupted by the loud snoring of Gonta, who is sitting in the front row] 

  Oroku : Gonta!

  [Gonta wakes with a start and sits upright, assuming the clothes of a police officer] 

  Oroku : The fact that you were able to change your appearance like that means you've already mastered the rudimentary techniques of transformation.

• Gonta : [as his attempted coup d'etat and call to action devolves into a random conversation about how best to cook a mouse]  WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH ALL OF YOU? I say...

  [He changes into his ultra simplified form and sings] 

  Gonta : A mouse tempura is the best one, yes it is!

  Oroku : See, Gonta? We can't fight. All we can think about is food. I think it's best if we wait for the transformation masters to get here.

  Gonta : [in a gruffly rueful tone]  Sorry about that.

• Oroku : When I said go out into the world and make some money, I did not mean it literally!

• Oroku : [chanting]  Blue! Blue! Kill the red! Red! Red! Knock blue dead! It doesn't matter which side wins, you're all still going to lose! Kill 'em all, who cares whose side is whose? Red may lose today, but blue will lose tomorrow! There are too many with nowhere to burrow! When you win the battle, where do you plan to stay? While you all were fighting, the forest went away! Red will lose tomorrow and blue will lose today! Slaughter everybody, kill as many as you can! Wipe each other out, that's part of our plan! Massacre, annihilate, shoot down the ranks! Do us this favor and we'll give you our thanks! It's about time our numbers shrank! Those of us remaining must keep our families small! Have another cub and you will lose it all! The forest is shrinking at such a rapid rate! We must act soon, let's hope it's not too late!