That said, not every Studio Ghibli film was directed by him. Such is the case with Pom Poko, which was directed by company co-founder Isao Takahata, and might just be the best film from the studio ...

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 ...

If Pom Poko proves one thing, it's how incredibly delicate the balance was that Miyazaki so often struck. One instant, Takahata has his cartoonish little creatures partying and pratfalling ...

From kodama tree spirits in Princess Mononoke to the shape-shifting tanuki in Pom Poko, Ghibli’s works weave traditional Japanese myths into their narratives. Characters like Yubaba and Kamaji ...