Pom Poko (Remake)

Premise
An aspiring artist helps a group of Shapeshifting Tanuki try to save their home from Developers in 1960s Japan.

Plot
In 1965 Japan, (32nd year of the Pom Poko Era, Spring) two groups of Raccoons, the Taka Forest Raccoons and Suzu Hill Raccoons were at war until Oroku, a middle-aged Raccoon informs both sides to stop fighting and to look from the treetops, that in their sight, is a giant human city continuing to develop by wiping out forestland with each passing month, due to the development of the Tama Hills Project. the raccoons (led by Osho Tsurugame, Fireball Oroku, Seizaemon, and Gonta) arrange a plan to learn the art of transformation, and to put a permanent stop to the Tama Hills project, making the abandoned Manpuku temple as their base of operations. And following Oroku’s suggestion not to have kits, the male and female raccoons, practice their shape shifting skills. (Including Shokichi, Okiyo, Bunta, Tamasaburo, Sasuke, Ponkichi, The cautious son of Gonta, Nashi, and Suisai, Seizaemon’s granddaughter.) At June, The disguised raccoons explore Tokyo, And go through three tasks to complete their training. (Transforming into 100 different animals, earning 10,000 yen, and getting five people to oppose the New Tama Project, disguised as a protester. During training, however, Gonta saw his childhood home razed, and demanded to attack the humans, most of the raccoons oppose this, as Oroku suggested a way to slow down the development project.

32nd year of the Pom Poko Era, Summer. Gonta and a few of his supporters, at Oroku’s suggestion, disguised as human protesters, sabotaging construction equipment, which resulted in people injured but killing 2 people. As summer wore on, The Raccoons frighten the humans, Shokichi about to disguise himself as a Kitsune to scare developers, notice a human artist named Naoto ready to scare away the developers with firecrackers. Thinking the human is against the development as well as the raccoons, Shokichi thanks Naoto for what he did.

32nd year of the Pom Poko Era, Autumn. The raccoons hand-picked three representatives to seek out the Transformation masters. (Tamasaburo to Shikoku, Bunta to Kyushu, and Nashi to Hokkaido.) One night, Shokichi starts to worry about the future of the forest if nothing is done. Kiyo, thinking Shokichi is losing heart, the both of them enjoy the sights of Tokyo, and re-encounter Naoto, who suggests going to the Tokyo University library for additional information on just about everything. Near the end of Autumn, a wandering raccoon of Fujino Woods, named Hisashi informs his fellow raccoons about illegal dumping in his home, due to Kinzoku Industries. Shokichi gets an idea and asks Naoto to provide photographic evidence in Fujino Woods and give it to the police. There was some success, as the garbage dumpers were arrested, but the illegal dumping still went on, but with caution.

33rd year of the Pom Poko Era, Winter. Shokichi introduces Naoto to the raccoons, who most of them don’t trust at first. Ponkichi trusts Naoto since He helped Shokichi twice. Naoto provides an idea to get food, and it’s using fishing rods to get bigger fish. It had some success, but the raccoons had to hide, to avoid detection from the police since fishing was prohibited. While Naoto was painting a forest scene, Shokichi gets an idea and asks Naoto where paint is sold. The raccoons (disguised as squirrels infiltrate a closed hardware store and abscond with three spray cans, but leave the money on the counter. With the spray cans, the Raccoons spray the construction equipment and buildings, with messages to leave the forest alone. After the operation was a success, the raccoons tell him that He can come to the temple any time. At the arrival of spring, some of the male raccoons after having to hold off on romance for an entire year, gave in, including Shokichi and Kiyo, who are blessed with four kits.

At Shikoku Island, at Autumn, Tamasaburo managed to reach Shikoku, and informed Kincho VI, the shrine’s leader, In the months that passed, Koharu, Kincho’s daughter fell in love with Tamasaburo, as Kincho and Shikoku’s transformation masters debate who should go, Tamasaburo and Koharu were blessed with three cubs, as Tamasaburo began to worry about his friends. Bunta, finally reaching Sado Island, still haven’t located the island’s transformation master. In Hokkaido, Nashi was facing some difficulty, as well. even though He found the transformation master, Nashi despaired that the master did not believe in violence, and refused to get involved. Back at Tama Hills, When the raccoons were having food problems, The raccoons that can transform went to small stores to buy bargained priced foods, raise money, and those that cannot transform had to scavenge through human farms to get food, but a handful of them died. With Gonta recovered, he declares to get rid of the humans. At that moment, The masters of Shikoku Island arrive, but without Tamasaburo, who decided to stay with Koharu. The masters make a plan called Operation Spectre, which requires a lot of mental energy, so much that one of the masters might die. After months of practice, the raccoons started the operation, which the raccoons turned into Many yokai. Minutes before Nashi returned. In the city, seconds after Operation Spectre began, Naoto and his girlfriend, Hoshiko watched, as the rest of the humans were intrigued instead of being frightened. During the plan, Hage began to suffer due to his old age of 999, died from a heart attack, bringing the operation to an abrupt end.

Once the operation was over, as Hage’s funeral was about to take place, Nashi told the raccoons about his adventure, and that the master did not want to participate. Gonta was enraged at his son’s failure, but Seizaemon stepped in, defending Nashi that he tried, which really counted. Suisai, Seizaemon’s granddaughter, who was watching, started to have feelings for Gonta’s son. The next day, as Naoto and Hoshiko visited the temple, the raccoons watching the TV regarding Operation Spectre, which humans think was a parade. Worse, a human who happens to be an owner of an amusement park, takes the credit for the parade, enraging the raccoons. At Wonderland Headquarters, the president goes in search of those responsible for the parade, a shady man who is in fact, an Kitsune, explains that the raccoons were responsible. The raccoons, furious that their operation was for nothing, decide to plan another Operation Spectre.

In a fancy part of Tama New Town, The shady man brings the Wonderland President to Tama New Town, where they see one of the disguised raccoons. Meanwhile, in Manpuku Temple, Suisai asked Nashi what to do, now, that the raccoons have separated into groups to oppose the development. Gonta’s group use force to disrupt the developers, Oroku’s group to protest disguised as humans, and Seizaemon’s group looking for ways to ways to raise money. to buy the forested areas so they would be left alone. As for Kincho VI, He hears voices from Naoto and Hoshiko, and to His surprise, He discovered that Naoto and Hoshiko, are Kaibyo. Kincho asked why a pair of Kaibyo would help a group of raccoons. Naoto explained that He was from Okayama, but when his home forests were being decimated, His kind was facing extinction, Until they had to disguise themselves as stray cats, so they can survive as house cats. As Naoto continued to explain, Hoshiko sensed something and ran off. what came was a logger, who informed the others that there are shape-shifting raccoons. The loggers armed with nets and tranquilizer guns, invaded the area capturing the tanukis in nets, except Kiyo, Otama, and Nashi, who ran for their lives.

Arriving back at the temple, the raccoons were shocked at the destruction of the temple, which Gonta furiously has his supporters wage war on the humans, as Nashi and Otama unsuccessfully try to convince him not to throw his life away. At a factory in the city, the captive raccoons, and Naoto are in cages, where the Wonderland President, intends to sell them to zoos, circuses, and animal collectors, and make it so they will not interfere with the deforestation. Gonta, who sees this, turns into a skeletal monster called a Gashadokuro, to scare away the workers, but, the President attempts to shoot down Gonta, but was shooting an illusion, while the real Gonta and Nashi, who followed His dad freed the raccoons, and escape with their lives. The other raccoon groups notice the destroyed temple, as they were about to admit defeat. But, Tsurugame, who secretly tried to gain media attention to put a stop to the deforestation, asks them to find a new forest to live in. Kincho VI, Gyobu, and the raccoons that cannot transform, consider going to Shikoku Island in safety. Naoto and Hoshiko, after learning about the destruction of Manpuku Temple, search for any survivors, but, notice a group of hunters (hired by the Wonderland President) going to the forest to recapture the Raccoons. But, as the raccoons fight off the humans, the police arrive and arrest the hunters along with the Wonderland President for illegal hunting and animal cruelty, as Tsurugame explains on television why the forests should be left alone.

Months later, Bunta returned from Kyushu, and returned with his wife and four kits, saying the transformation Master died of old age, years before arriving. In the years that passed, Shokichi along with Kiyo and their newborn cubs lives in a rural part of Tama New Town. Gonta and Otama became backpackers to find a new home. Seizaemon with the money raised from their operations, bought some of the remaining forestland into community gardens and parks. Tsurugame became a story writer, Oroku became a fortune teller, Kincho and Gyobu return to Shikoku Island with some of the non-transforming raccoons, as Tamasaburo introduces His family to some of his childhood friends. Bunta works for a martial arts dojo as an assistant. Sasuke, and his wife work at a famous library. Nashi and Suisai marry and are blessed with 3 kits. As for Naoto and Hoshiko, They get ready to return to Okayama, but Shokichi and Ponkichi wish them the best of luck, for their future.

Characters from the Original

 * Shokichi - Well-respected and exceptional at the transformation arts, but more cautious than most of the Tanuki.
 * Kiyo - A Kindly and playful girl tanuki, Who later on, becomes Shokichi's wife.
 * Gonta - A Hard-nosed Tanuki and leader of the Taka Hills.
 * Seizaemon - A Middle-Aged Tanuki of Suzu Forest. One of Manpuku Temple's Wise Three.
 * Tsurugame - An Elderly Tanuki with great intelligence of old tales. One of Manpuku Temple's Wise Three.
 * Fireball Oroku - The Matriarch of the Tama Hills Tanukis. One of Manpuku Temple's Wise Three.
 * Ponkichi - A Childhood Friend of Shokichi. Ponkichi is one of the Tanuki that cannot transform.
 * Tamasaburo - A Calm Tanuki.
 * Otama - Gonta’s Wife
 * Hanako - Ponkichi’s wife.
 * Koharu - Kincho VI's Daughter.
 * Kincho Daimyoujin VI - a Well-meaning Transformation Masters of Shikoku Island.
 * Inugami Gyobu - A Serious but repentant Transformation Master of Shikoku Island.
 * Yashimano Hage - a 999-year old Transformation Master of Shikoku Island.
 * Bunta - A No-Nonsense Tanuki.
 * Sasuke - A peace-loving Tanuki and one of Shokichi's childhood friends.
 * Ryotaro - A Clever Kitsune, forced to live like humans to survive.

Additional Characters

 * Nashi - Underconfident son of Gonta.
 * Suisai - A Girl tanuki, and Seizaemon’s granddaughter.
 * Naoto - A human adolescent with an interest of the arts. The Deuteragonist of the remake. Revealed to be a Kaibyo (a shape-shifting cat) in the middle of the story.
 * Hoshiko - A human adolescent hoping to become a celebrity, and Naoto’s love interest. She’s a Kaibyo.
 * Loggers - The Secondary Antagonists.