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Synopsis
The story of the tanuki (raccoon dogs) of Tama Hills who find their fun-loving community under attack when their quiet woodlands are threatened by encroaching developers looking to create still more houses and shopping malls. Desperate to survive, the tanuki band together and learn the ancient art of transformation, shape-shifting into a comical variety of humans and spirits as they undertake a last-ditch plan to scare away the humans and save their home, in this deeply affecting, funny and heartfelt look at what it means to live in the modern world.
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Movie Details
| Japan Releases: | July 16th, 1994 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | February 6th, 2018 by Shout Factory |
| MPAA Rating: | PG for violence, scary images and thematic elements |
| Running Time: | 119 minutes |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Hand Animation |
| Creative Type: | Kids Fiction |
| Production Countries: | Japan |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |