{"product_id":"pom-poko-平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1994-b2-size-51-73-cm-za781-copy","title":"“Pom Poko” \/ 「平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ」, Original Japanese Nakazuri Train Poster 1994, B3 Size (36 × 52 cm) J275","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"301\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"171\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B3 nakazuri promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the 1994 theatrical release of Studio Ghibli’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"257\"\u003ePom Poko \/ 「平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ」\u003c\/strong\u003e, written and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"300\"\u003eIsao Takahata\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"623\"\u003eCreated for display inside Japanese train carriages, this rare horizontal poster was suspended from the ceiling for commuters to view. 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They use disguises, supernatural illusions, sabotage, and an elaborate parade of yōkai in an attempt to frighten the developers away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1264\"\u003eBeneath its exuberant comedy and folklore, the film presents a poignant environmental message about urban expansion, cultural displacement, and the disappearance of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1305\"\u003eThe principal creative credits include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1320\"\u003ePlanning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hayao Miyazaki\u003cbr data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1338\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1384\"\u003eDirector, Screenplay and Original Concept:\u003c\/strong\u003e Isao Takahata\u003cbr data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1401\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003eStudio:\u003c\/strong\u003e Studio Ghibli\u003cbr data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1429\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1444\"\u003eTheme Song:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shang Shang Typhoon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1612\"\u003eThe principal Japanese voice cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003eMakoto Nonomura, Yuriko Ishida, Norihei Miki, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Shigeru Izumiya, and Bunta Sugawara\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1768\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1624\"\u003ePom Poko\u003c\/em\u003e became the highest-grossing Japanese film of 1994 and later received the Feature Film Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1787\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1787\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003eThe lower half presents an extensive lineup of the film’s tanuki characters, ranging from elderly transformation masters and community leaders to younger members of the group. 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