The story is about a clan of Tanukis or raccoons living in a large empty house that used to belong to humans. Initially, they were delighted to inhabit their find however, they found out later why the house is empty… nearby a construction development site is underway. Forced to live with limited resources, the Tanukis fought with each other for survival. However, an older Tanuki, proclaimed that fighting will not solve their problem and that they have to think of a way on how to stop the construction that man has begun. The next scenes deal with the strategies that the Tanukis learned. The have the capability to transform into another thing or even as a human and the young Tanukis were taught on the proper way to do this. Most of the tricks they learned and do are hilariously funny. They go on scaring humans by pretending to be ghosts and pretending to be spirits of the deities until one human-transformed wolf talked to them about living as humans do. The Tanukis, taking his advice, learned to live as humans do.

This is a really good film. Unlike your typical disney movies, the story is never dragging nor is it too fantasized. " Pom Poko" narrates the plot of environmental conservation issues with humor and wisdom. This is a good film to watch and certainly, I’ll be hunting for Studio Ghibli film more from now on.

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did i really say in one my previous post that i got tired of lurking at peyups? well, i take it all back. id like to say thanks to peyups and all the great people there for keeping me sane during this i-hate-the-fact-that-i- have-nothing-to-do month. i have visited every single forum (except for sex and intimacy which is locked, you know) and found really interesting topics. My profile had even been promoted to the next level. Can you believe that's how engrossed I am? I compiled the lines below from the words to live by thread. I think I have to read and reread these stuff for the words to sink in.

1.Contentment is not fulfillment of what you wish but the appreciation of what you have.