Pompoko

Pom Poko

...en klart sevärd film som tar upp frågan om djurs rätt till ett naturligt habitat och hur vår utbredning tar den ifrån dem.

Yet, at its best, there's an undoubted thrill and wonder to Pom Poko, like the massive parade of phantoms the tanuki conjure up as one of their harebrained schemes. Takahata's misfire at least provides some wonderful sparkles.

This splendid, environmentally conscious comedy takes short-sighted urban developers to task and only occasionally loses sight of its wryly humorous tone.