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	AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pom Poko
		Pom Poko?s attempt, going in from the point of view of several tribes of raccoons facing extinction, is presented comically for the most part but always with an underpinning of sadness.
		Pom Poko manages to change nicely as it progresses into something a bit darker and more disturbing as the shows message becomes clearer, if it wasn?t at the beginning, by showing the results of the war.
		Pom Poko?s not going to be a favorite for a lot of people, but I love it a lot and have a lot of fun watching it.
	www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/printer.php?printer=1&review=2131 (1342 words)

	Pom Poko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pom Poko (平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ; Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko, "Heisei-era Raccoon Dog War Pom Poko") (1994) is an anime (Japanese animation) film written and directed by Takahata Isao at Studio Ghibli.
		Although it is often regarded as surreal by Western audiences because of heavy references to Japanese superstitions, folklore, and traditions, Pom Poko is a thoughtful, humane, humourous and entertaining film which powerfully presents the themes of humanism and ecological distress.
		In keeping with Japanese folklore, the original Japanese version of Pom Poko made numerous references to raccoon testicles in song, conversation and in relation to transformation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pom_Poko (1135 words)

	Pom Poko
		Pom Poko follows a group of tanuki (which aren't actually raccoons per se, but a "raccoon dog" that really does exist in Japan and parts of Russia) whose native forests are being destroyed when Tokyo becomes too big for its land space in the late 1960s.
		But it becomes clear that the humans aren't going to be so easily swayed, and the clansfolk come up with all sorts of mischevious ways to try and rid themselves of the humans who encroach further and further on their mountain.
		Pom Poko is, for at least the first hour, a joyous and extremely funny movie.
	www.theanimereview.com /reviews/pompoko.html (730 words)

	FAQ // Pom Poko // Nausicaa.net
		Pom Poko is the sound Tanukis make by beating their tummies, like they did at the party they were having on the golf course in the last scene.
		In "Pom Poko", a Tanuki changed himself into a white fox, and scared the wits out of the people who were trying to move a Shinto shrine to develop the land.
		In "Pom Poko", they first pulled a prank on a couple in a car, by calling "Yotteke~ (Come in!)" with a bunch of blinking "Love hotel" signs (you know, the place you go with your partner).
	www.nausicaa.net /miyazaki/pompoko/faq.html (2096 words)

	Pom Poko - film reviews
		Pom Poko is at once instantly accessable and completely foreign.
		Pom Poko is, as Takahata described it, a "fictional documentary" about the culture clash between tanuki and mankind, from the tanuki point-of-view.
		Pom Poko is a little different for Takahata, but he still employs all his talents, and his brilliant, calculating mind is very much in evidence.
	www.danielthomas.org /pop/film_reviews/pompoko.htm (379 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Pom Poko
		Pom Poko (平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ; Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko, "Heisei-era Raccoon War Pom Poko") (1994) is an anime (Japanese animation) film written and directed by Takahata Isao at Studio Ghibli.
		In an emotional final scene, Shoukichi addresses the viewer, asking humans to be more considerate of Tanuki and other animals less endowed with transformation skills, and not to destroy their living space.
		Ponpoko is a word for the sound of tanuki tsutsumi (tanuki drum): according to Japanese legends, a tanuki would inflate its belly (or in other version its testicles) and beat upon it with its paws to scare wayfarers: pon poko pon poko pon.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Pom_Poko (447 words)

	Pom Poko DVD Reviewed on AudioVideoRevolution.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Subtitled "A Tale of Survival," "Pom Poko" chronicles the epic battle between bands of shape-shifting tanuki (members of the canine family similar to a badger or raccoon found only in Japan) from all over the area who band together to try and save their forests and way of life.
		The high point of "Pom Poko" is a massive carnival where the tanuki infiltrate the suburb disguised as monsters and gremlins from Japanese folklore and myth in a massive campaign to scare the humans off once and for all.
		Younger viewers may enjoy the antics of the tanuki in "Pom Poko" as they wreak havoc on the humans, but the film is definitely pitched at slightly older viewers, and unflinchingly depicts death (both human and tanuki), which may be unsettling and disturbing for very young children.
	www.avrev.com /dvd/revs/pompoko.html (1254 words)

	Pom Poko - DVD Movie Central
		Pom Poko traces the steps taken by the tanuki to re-master their ancient art of transforming and to infiltrate into human society.
		Pom Poko is simply to view it as an ecological fantasy and leave it at that.
		Pom Poko may appeal mostly to viewers with an appreciation for Japanese culture and folklore, but this remarkably witty and satirical film can be enjoyed by everyone, its cultural idiosyncrasies notwithstanding.
	www.dvdmoviecentral.com /ReviewsText/pom_poko.htm (1019 words)

	Anime Tempy
		Pom Poko is characterized by a lack of restraint that runs contrary to many other Ghibli productions.
		Pom Poko can be divided into several phases as we track the angst and achievements of the tanuki, but the last third of this movie is what solidifies its five star rating.
		Pom Poko is yet another nice works from the smart sleeves of Studio Ghibli.
	www.animetempy.com /reviews/PQRS/pom_poko.htm (1090 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > Pom Poko > Printer Friendly
		Pom Poko balances a great sense of humor with a thoughtful story, veering away from the standard issue formulaic plot you might expect with a peek at the cover art and a skim through the synopsis.
		Pom Poko is a case where animation is used as a medium for storytelling, proving again that it's not just the realm of vapid, repetitive movies aimed squarely at kids.
		Conclusion: Pom Poko falls short of the best of what Studio Ghibli has so frequently shown that it's capable of producing, but despite its flaws, it certainly captures enough of the studio's spirit for the Ghibli faithful to find this DVD at least worth a rental.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/print.php?ID=17347 (1337 words)

	Anime Jump :: We put the 'dumb' in anime fandom!
		I say "forgotten" because Pom Poko is usually one of the last Ghibli movies to come up in any discussion, and even then it's often only mentioned for a chuckle at a certain...
		Hailed by Disney as a "fantastic tale of survival," Pom Poko is about tanuki, translated as "raccoons" in both dub and sub (they're actually "raccoon dogs," which isn't quite the same thing, but I guess that's close enough).
		Pom Poko is a mediocre film, but it wasn't made by a mediocre director.
	www.animejump.com /index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=684 (1484 words)

	AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> Pom Poko
		In the woods near a rapidly growing city, a group of tanuki (Japanese raccoons) live in relative peace, until the development of the town begins to intrude on their land.
		POM POKO uses the figure of the tanuki, an important animal in Japanese folklore and often attributed with the powers seen in the film, to comment on the nature of their society's geographic expansion and the subsequent impact on the natural world.
		While we didn't watch the dub the entire way through, we did sample a lot of it after we changed the angles (which couldn't be done on the fly) and saw the credits.
	www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/4536.php (1839 words)

	Animetric.com >> Anime Reviews >> Pom Poko / Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pom Poko
		Pom Poko would seem like your typical humans vs. animals type of film, but it's so uniquely done that it becomes much more than that.
		Perhaps the strangest thing about Pom Poko is the constant reference to the male raccoon's balls, which can supposedly be stretched and manipulated to take on various shapes and forms.
		Pom Poko takes a serious theme and makes a story that everyone can relate to out of it.
	www.animetric.com /nop/pompoko.html (485 words)

	United Christian Faith Ministries :: Pom Poko
		Isao Takahata's outré ecological fable Pom Poko was the no. 1 domestic film in Japan in 1994, and the first animated feature to be submitted for the Oscar for Foreign Language Film.
		Unlike Takahata's deeply moving The Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko (the sound made by thumping the tummy of a comfortably full raccoon) is a broad comedy.
		Comment: Takahata Isao's Pom Poko tells the story of a band of tanuki (racoon dogs) fighting to save their forest home in the Tama Hills from a Tokyo subdevelopment.
	www.ucfm.org /amazon/Pom_Poko-B0009MAO3W.html (663 words)

	Pom Poko - Movie Review
		As an ambitious morality tale, the Japanese animated film Pom Poko is certainly worthy of a solid recommendation.
		But Pom Poko is one of a series of Japanese Studio Ghibli films being distributed in the US by Disney -- so, to the uninitiated, it looks like a warm cuddly Disney movie on the DVD shelves.
		Beyond that, Pom Poko is a cool, admirable film primarily because Takahata pulled no punches when he created the movie in Japan in 1994.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/pompoko (544 words)

	: RevolutionSF - Pom Poko : Review
		For all that Pom Poko is a moving, poignant, inventive and silly ecological fable, there's no escaping the fact that raccoon testicles are the most striking imagery viewers will come away from this movie with.
		In many ways, though, Pom Poko is much more intimate and immediate than either of those, because despite the fantastic elements, the film wrestles with issues of the here and now.
		There's a darker current running underneath the surface of Pom Poko, however, and it surfaces just enough to remind viewers that while Takahata may be sentimental and nostalgic, he is by no means saccharine or trite.
	www.revolutionsf.com /article.html?id=2914 (1063 words)

	DVD review of Pom Poko - DVD Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unfortunately, as we see in "Pom Poko", a grass-roots revolution is very hard to pull off.
		I was pleasantly surprised when I looked at the extras section of "Pom Poko".
		"Pom Poko" is most definitely one of those times.
	www.dvdtown.com /review/pompoko/16706/3057 (816 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Pom Poko (Heisei tanuki gassen pompoko) (1994)
		I wish I could say it's because the story, about a group of raccoons fighting to protect their woodland home from encroaching real estate developers in 1960s Tokyo, is steeped in Japanese myths and fables that wouldn't necessarily translate to the Western market.
		And that's doing the film a disservice, because Pom Poko, like many Ghibli films, is ultimately a surprisingly moving story about the delicate balance between man and nature.
		Pom Poko seems a rather hard sell for American audiences, given it's a story steeped in Japanese folklore with a few elements that will certainly seem a bit, er, nutty to Western viewers.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=7767 (1313 words)

	DVD Review of Pom Poko - DVDtoons! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When you plop an animated movie like Japan’s Pom Poko into your DVD player, you just know that you are not going to see the same old “young person leaves home to find himself/herself, and returns a hero, with humorous sidekick in tow” type of movie we have become so accustomed to in North America.
		The 1994 film Pom Poko is part of the latest wave of Studio Ghibli releases to come to stores from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, and it’s a wonderfully unusual film that defies your expectations to provide a unique viewing experience.
		“Year 33 of the Pom Poko era” (whatever that means), and puts the events in context with Japanese legends and the history of urban development in Japan.
	www.dvdtoons.com /reviews/424 (1644 words)

	TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In Japanese folklore, these woodland creatures are considered harbingers of good fortune with a mischievous side which erupts in playful pranks and the ability to change their appearances: they can assume the form of humans or even inanimate objects like iron pots, stone Buddhas and soccer balls.
		In Pom Poko, the male tanuki also possess a secret talent - the ability to alter the size of their testicles which in one strategic scene can function as both a parachute and as a weapon to beat and smother their enemies.
		Despite the lack of a theatrical release in the U.S., Pom Poko is continuing to reach audiences that recognize it as something more sophisticated and eccentric than just an animated film for children.
	www.turnerclassicmovies.com /thismonth/article.jsp?cid=114171&mainArticleId=114160 (916 words)

	Studio Ghibli Collection
		Tanuki are little raccoon-like creatures that appear in classical Japanese literature and possess legendary powers, such as the ability to transform themselves into statues or other beings.
		‘Pom Poko’ presents a new Tanuki legend, telling of their attempts to stop humans over-developing their forest home in Tama Hills.
		Pom Poko" treats the subject of environmental conservation with humor and wisdom." Roger Ebert
	www.madman.com.au /studioghibli/pompoko.html (235 words)

	Blogcritics.org: Review: Pom Poko and My Neighbors the Yamadas
		Containing extremely different stories, different designs and different techniques, Pom Poko (1994) and My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) are separate delights for grown-ups with a real appreciation for animated films (not to be confused with those who still watch Scooby-Doo while eating cereal in the evening).
		Pom Poko is easily confused as a Disney-type cartoon, telling a story of adorable raccoons dealing with diminished wildlife as a result of Tokyo's urban expansions.
		As for Pom Poko, by listening to the starless dub (or reading the easily mistaken English captions of the dub) you miss all the testicle talk and a few other inclusions of adult language.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2005/09/07/011452.php (1165 words)

	THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Pom Poko
		Notes: Pom Poko was originally a Miyazaki concept, but the creative impetus and direction of this movie were primarily from Takahata Isao, not Miyazaki himself.
		For those of you thoroughly unaware of the premise, Pom Poko is based on the folklore of the Raccoon Dog, or Tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides), an elusive woodland member of the dog family to which the Japanese ascribe shapeshifting powers, widely regarded to be related to the animal's reproductive organs.
		To some Westerners, the idea of tanuki shapeshifting their testicles into tatami mats and parachutes is a bit offputting, and the movie rapidly devolves into "What can I turn my nads into today?" Not to mention the final desperate "Battle Testicle", which throws this whole production will into the realm of the absurd.
	www.themanime.org /viewreview.php?id=322 (624 words)

	UltimateDisney.com Forum :: View topic - Pom Poko / My Neighbors The Yamadas - DVDs Press Release
		POM POKO is an extraordinary tale of transformation and hope told as the human world begins to encroach upon
		POM POKO is an extraordinary tale of the clash between modern civilization and the natural world.
		Pom Poko is fun, but it is very very immersed in Japanese cultural and legends.
	www.ultimatedisney.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=8959 (2311 words)

	Anime & Manga Guide : Pom Poko (Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pom Poko) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In Pom Poko (the Japanese title literally means "Heisei-era Raccoon War Pom Poko"), Tanuki (animals native to Asia which look like raccoons) living in the forest near a government construction project, are being threatened by the destruction of their habitat.
		Banding together and seeking help from other tribes of Tanuki, they live up to their traditionally mischievous reputation by changing their shape and trying to sabotage the construction effort.
		"Pom Poko" was Japan's entry for the 1995 Academy Awards' Best Foreign Film.
	www.lgpnet.com /amg/display.php?id=384 (147 words)

	ICv2 News - Disney to Release 2 More Ghibli Films
		Like Princess Mononoke, Pom Poko, in which a band of raccoon-like tanuki attempt to stop the development of their habitat for a huge suburban development, has an ecologically-themed storyline.
		But Pom Poko is so filled with Japanese folklore concerning the tanuki that American audiences may miss quite a bit of the film's impact; and it should be interesting to see how Disney/Buena Vista handles the tanuki's unfeasibly large testicles, which play an important role in the film's plot (and humor).
		While it is unlikely that Pom Poko and My Neighbors the Yamadas will enjoy the kind of success on DVD that the Miyazaki-directed Ghibli efforts have, they should still do very well, at least in the anime context.
	www.icv2.com /articles/news/6840.html (488 words)

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