This is a Portuguese DVD, released in 27th May 2015, for the film “Pom Poko” (平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ).

As civilisation draws ever nearer to their idyllic forest home, a group of mischievous Japanese tanuki (raccoon dogs – Nyctereutes procyonoides) try to scare humans away. But they soon discover that humans are not their only rivals 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’s 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.

Release Date: 27/05/2015
Format: DVD 9 / Color / Region 2 PAL
Discs: 1
Audio: Japanese 2.0
Subtitles: Portuguese
Runtime: 120 min.
Rating: M/6
Barcode: 5600200067435
Catalogue number: 143 DVD 2D
Aspect ratio: 1.77:1 Widescreen (16:9)