Pom Poko DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Director Isao Takahata (& Grave Of The Fireflies&) & the acclaimed Japanese animation studio Ghibli are the creative forces behind the environmental fable & Pom Poko& (& Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pompoko&) In the woods near a rapidly growing city a group of tanuki (Japanese racoons) live in relative peace until the development of the town begins to intrude on their land The tanuki are faced with a dilemma regarding the human beings for their homes are being destroyed but the tanuki also rely on the human community for scavenged food & goods They decide to try using their powers of illusion & shapeshifting to scare the humans back to the central city & sabotage further building but will their efforts come too little too late? & Pom Poko& uses the figure of the tanuki an important animal in Japanese folklore & often attributed with the powers seen in the film to comment on the nature of their society&s geographic expansion & the subsequent impact on the natural world