Pom Poko | (1994)

Unlike typical "hero wins" stories, it provides a bittersweet look at the inevitable march of urbanization and the loss of nature and folklore.

The tanuki use ancient shape-shifting abilities to sabotage construction, appearing as humans, spirits, or even inanimate objects to scare off workers. Pom Poko (1994)

Set in the 1960s-90s, the film depicts the "New Tama" housing project encroaching on the habitat of the tanuki in Tokyo. Unlike typical "hero wins" stories, it provides a