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.
The 1993–1995 Japan Window
135 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pom Poko sits at position #49.
#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
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
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pom Poko premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |