GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 will continue this month with the theatrical release of the late Isao Takahata’s Pom Poko, an action-packed ecological fable about the clash between nature and human civilization.
Pom Poko tells 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.
Check out a trailer for the event here…
Pom Poko will screen at the following times across almost 600 locations:
- Sunday, June 17 at 12:55 p.m. local time (English language dubbed)
- Monday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. local time (English language subtitled)
- Wednesday, June 20 at 7:00 p.m. local time (English language dubbed)
Tickets can be purchased online here, or at participating theater box offices.
