(Japanese raccoon dogs) as they wage a desperate war against human urban development in the Tama Hills near Tokyo. The Struggle of the Tanuki

. Directed by Isao Takahata, it is far from a standard "cute animal" movie; instead, it is a high-stakes, often bleak war film about a colony of magical

: Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko (Heisei-era Tanuki War Pom Poko).

The most probable source text is – which is the Spanish title for the legendary 1994 Studio Ghibli film directed by Isao Takahata.