{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9b41cd90-c759-4ccb-98b1-16a633915c57/783c47d2-2f85-4b30-a02e-38519f4a2c19?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pom Poko | Ghibliotheque #8","description":"<p>Welcome to the Ghibliotheque, the podcast that leafs through the library of films from the world’s greatest animation studio, Studio Ghibli.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Michael &amp; Jake get to grips with one of the oddest films in the Studio Ghibli canon: Isao Takahata's 1994 urbanisation polemic Pom Poko. Focusing on a community of magical tanuki raccoon-dogs who use their powers of transformation - and their large, mythical testicles - to hold back the development of their forest habitat, Pom Poko has earned a unique reputation among fans of the studio. But is it one of the (family) jewels in the Ghibli crown?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show notes:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Mixing Work With Pleasure by Toshio Suzuki: <a href=\"http://www.jpic.or.jp/japanlibrary/en/books/001886.html\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.jpic.or.jp/japanlibrary/en/books/001886.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>Junji Ito: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junji_Ito</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Michael and Jake on Twitter:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/michaeljleader\" target=\"_blank\">@MichaelJLeader</a> – Michael</p><p><a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jakehcunningham\" target=\"_blank\">@jakehcunningham</a> – Jake</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Michael Leader, Jake Cunningham, Harold McShiel and Steph Watts</p><p><br></p><p>Editing by Lister Rossell</p>","author_name":"Michael Leader, Jake Cunningham & Steph Watts"}