Pom Poko (1994)
Directed by Isao Takahata
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.
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What critics compared Pom Poko to
…in places it gets highly reminiscent of both The Wild Robot (2024) and Pom Poko (1994)…
It’s worth noting that elements of Hoppers also feel inspired by the studio. More specifically, from its film Pom Poko. While that one employs more supernatural elements, the environmental message, the talking animals and even the way expressions are displayed on their faces here feels pretty deliberate.
…the film is a riff on Avatar by way of Pom Poko…
And yet despite the clearly western material they’re working with, Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo is actually a return to the more Asian weirdness and surrealism that some of the Studio’s earlier films like Pom Poko and Spirited Away were characterized by.