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Pom Poko

Movie · 1994 · 118 min

A bittersweet, wildly imaginative ecological fable that balances slapstick shape-shifting with a deep, aching sense of loss.

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1994 anime film directed by Isao Takahata
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Class
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Year
1994
Runtime
118 min
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • environment
  • nature
  • survival
  • identity
  • grief
Places
  • suburbs
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism4
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, comedy, comedy drama
Directed by
Isao Takahata
Written by
Isao Takahata
Music
Shang Shang Typhoon
Cinematography
Atsushi Okui
Runtime
118 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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