Princess Raccoon

Princess Raccoon
Princess Raccoon
	Japanese theatrical poster
Directed by	Seijun Suzuki
Written by	Yoshio Urasawa
Produced by	Nobuyuki Tohya; Satoru Ogura; Ikki Katashima;
Starring	Zhang Ziyi; Joe Odagiri; Hiroko Yakushimaru; Saori Yuki; Mikijiro Hira;
Cinematography	Yonezo Maeda
Music by	Michiru Oshima; Ryomei Shirai;
Production; companies	Dentsu; Kadokawa Eiga; Shochiku; Eisei Gekijō; Ogura Jimusho;
Distributed by	Nippon Herald Films
Release date	May 28, 2005;
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese/Mandarin

Princess Raccoon(オペレッタ li ngự điện,Operetta tanuki goten)is a2005 Japanese filmdirected bySeijun Suzuki.^[2]The "raccoon" of the English title is actually a translation for thetanukior Japanese raccoon-dog. It is a love story set in the musical genre and starsZhang Ziyias a tanuki princess andJoe Odagirias the banished prince she falls in love with. The film premiered at the2005 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]It was the last film Suzuki directed.

Plot

The Lord of Castle Grace, Azuchi Momoyama (Mikijiro Hira), is used to ask a prophetess (Saori Yuki) to confirm he is the fairest of all living things. On one occasion, the prophetess reveals that his son Prince Amechiyo (Joe Odagiri) will soon become the fairest. Azuchi Momoyama orders his son to be killed at Sacred Mountain. The plan fails when the assassin is trapped by racoon hunters. While Amechiyo sleeps, Princess Racoon (Zhang Ziyi), finds him and takes him to the Raccoon Palace. Soon, Amechiyo and the Princess are in love. The Racoons are against the romance because it is a known law that "No man should love a racoon. Even less should a racoon ever love a man". Azuchi Monoyama learns his son is still alive so he engages in a war to get him killed. Amechiyo has to look for a golden frog deep in the mountain to save the princess. It appears that the lovers' romance is doomed.

Cast

Zhang Ziyias Princess Raccoon
Joe Odagirias Amechiyo
Hiroko Yakushimaruas Hagi
Mikijiro Hiraas Azuchi Momoyama
Tarō Yamamoto
Gentaro Takahashi
Saori Yuki
Miwako Ichikawa

References

^オペレッタ li ngự điện(in Japanese).Kadokawa Pictures.Retrieved2009-08-26.
^"オペレッタ li ngự điện"(in Japanese). kotobank.Retrieved27 December2020.
^"Festival de Cannes: Princess Raccoon".festival-cannes.Retrieved2009-12-13.

External links

Princess RaccoonatIMDb
Princess RaccoonatAllMovie
Official website(in Japanese)at Kadokawa-Herald Pictures, Inc.

[1] オペレッタ li ngự điện(in Japanese).Kadokawa Pictures.Retrieved2009-08-26.

[2] "オペレッタ li ngự điện"(in Japanese). kotobank.Retrieved27 December2020.

[festival-cannes.com-3] "Festival de Cannes: Princess Raccoon".festival-cannes.Retrieved2009-12-13.

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