Pom Poko DVD

eBay\n\nView our Store\n\nAdd to Favourite Stores\n\nAction\nAnimation\nAnime\nComedy\nDrama\nFantasy\nHorror\nSci-Fi\nThriller\n\nVideo specialists since the days of VHS!\n\n\u00A9\nOptimum Releasing Ltd.\n\nPom Poko DVD\nAs civilisation draws ever nearer to their idyllic forest home, a group of mischievous Japanese tanuki raccoons try to scare humans away. But they soon discover that man is not their only rival in the struggle for their age-old territory. Released in 1994 as the Japanese economy slumped, but looking back to the sixties construction boom in Tokyo\u2019s Tama Hills, Pom Poko questions the money-grabbing ethics of yuppie Japan, and mourns the loss of the countryside. Drawing on Japanese myths and legends, writer and director Isao Takahata presents a satirical view of woodland spirits using every available magical ruse to take on modern developers: including transformations, sabotage and trickery. Pom Poko is a unique window into Japanese folklore, a comedy of modern f1