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Palace of the Singing Raccoon-Dogs

10 average rating
★★★★★
10
Japanese / 86 MIN. / 1942

The Genres

The Synopsis

In this Japanese retelling of Cinderella, Okuro (Takayama) is the unfortunate stepdaughter of a family of tanuki: shape-shifting raccoon dogs. She hopes to see the tanuki prince (former Takarazuka star Miyagi) against her stepmother's wishes; the magical spirit of the willow tree, and a hapless kappa (water goblin) intercede in unexpected ways.

The Cast

Hiroko TakayamaChikako MiyagiYoshiko KusabueShigeo KusunokiMamechiyoHisao ItoJunko MiharaMichiyakkoKimie NihonbashiKiiton MasudaYaeko KumoiKinue UtagawaMisuzu OkawaMineko TakagiShizuko NishikawaEbizaburo IchikawaKensaku HarujiJun FujikawaEiji IshikuraAtsushi TakadaHajime MoritaTaichiro OkuraRyūzaburō Mitsuoka

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