Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 (1994) Rating: Starring: Kokondei Shinchou, Makoto Nonomura, Yuriko Ishida, Norihei Miki, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Shigeru Izumiya, Gannosuke Ashiya, Takehiro Murata, Beichou Katsura, Bunshi Katsura, Kosan Yanagiya, Akira Kamiya Director: Isao Takahata Category: Children & Family, Family Animation, Animal Tales, Disney Studio: Subtitles: English Length: 1h 59m     Pom Poko (1994) is an animated film directed by Isao Takahata that follows a group of tanuki (Japanese raccoon dogs) as they use their shape-shifting abilities to combat urban development and protect their forest home. The movie explores themes of environmental conservation and tradition versus modernization.