Pom Poko
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Pom Poko is a 1994 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Hakuhodo, and distributed by Toho.
Theatrical release poster
Japanese raccoon dog
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The Japanese raccoon dog, also called the tanuki, is a species of canid that is endemic to Japan. It is one of two species in the genus Nyctereutes, alongside the common raccoon dog, of which it is co
Pom Poko
…animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Hakuhodo, and distributed by Toho. The film centers around a colony of Japanese raccoon dogs living in the outskirts of Tokyo as they work to combat the growing deforestation of their home. Takahata's third film for Ghibli, Pom Poko was released…
Tanuki in Higashiyama Zoo 2
Japanese raccoon dogs at Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Taxidermy of a Japanese raccoon dog, wearing waraji on its feet. This tanuki is displayed in a Buddhist temple in Japan, in the area of the folktale "Bunbuku Chagama".
Tanuki statue at Shigaraki, Kōka, Shiga prefecture.