Japan Synopsis
平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ
“A Fantastic Tale Of Survival”
The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.
Audience Engagement
902 audience reviews — more than 97% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 84th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pom Poko. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Studio Ghibli
Adventure + Animation in Japan
1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pom Poko itself).
The 1993–1995 Japan Window
Pom Poko holds position #49 of 135 Japan films in the 1993–1995 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Romeo and the Black Brothers
★ 8.9 · 1995
#2Furuhata Ninzaburo
★ 8.8 · 1994
#3Neon Genesis Evangelion
★ 8.6 · 1995
#4Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#5Magic Knight Rayearth
★ 8.5 · 1994
#6Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#7Golden Boy
★ 8.2 · 1995
#82112: The Birth of Doraemon
★ 8.2 · 1995
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pom Poko premiered alongside 39 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 39 other Japan films in 1994.
The 962nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,718 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #630 of 1,216 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Studio Ghibli |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | July 16, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0110008 |
| Official Site | movies.disney.com |