POM POKO screens Wednesday, April 6th at Schlafly Bottleworks Restaurant and Bar (7260 Southwest Ave.- at Manchester – Maplewood, MO 63143) as part of Webster University’s Award-Winning Strange Brew ...

Shakespeare had his comedies, his tragedies, and his historical works. And then there were the problem plays, this weird melding of laughs and nightmares that never seemed to know exactly what they ...

Fans of Japanese animation will be glad to know that Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 continues Sunday, Monday and Wednesday with Isao Takahata's 1994 film "Pom Poko" (or "The Racoon War"). The film, which ...

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Disney's 1996 deal with Studio Ghibli directors Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) and Isao Takahata (Grave Of The Fireflies) included the American distribution rights to virtually all of the studio's ...

Written and directed by Takahata, based on an idea from Miyazaki, Pom Poko is one of Studio Ghibli's most impactful films, a rich and absurd journey that takes vital aim at the cost of urbanisation.

Hayao Miyazaki may (deservedly) hog most of the attention, but his Studio Ghibli co-founder, Isao Takahata, has also established himself as an animé master, largely on the strength of his 1988 debut, ...