Princess Raccoon

Princess Raccoon
Japanese theatrical poster
Directed by	Seijun Suzuki
Produced by	Nobuyuki Tohya Satoru Ogura Ikki Katashima
Written by	Yoshio Urasawa
Starring	Zhang Ziyi Joe Odagiri Hiroko Yakushimaru Saori Yuki Mikijiro Hira
Music by	Michiru Oshima Ryomei Shirai
Cinematography	Yonezo Maeda
Studio	Dentsu Kadokawa Eiga Shochiku Eisei Gekijō Ogura Jimusho[1]
Distributed by	Nippon Herald Films
Release date(s)	02005-05-28 May 28, 2005
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese / Mandarin

Princess Raccoon (オペレッタ狸御殿, Operetta tanuki goten^?) is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. The "raccoon" of the English title is actually a translation for the tanuki. It is a love story set in the musical genre and stars Zhang Ziyi as a tanuki princess and Joe Odagiri as the banished prince she falls in love with. The film premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Cast

• Zhang Ziyi as Princess Raccoon
• Joe Odagiri as Amechiyo
• Hiroko Yakushimaru as Hagi
• Mikijiro Hira as Azuchi Momoyama

References

1. ^ "オペレッタ狸御殿" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Pictures. http://www.kadokawa-pictures.co.jp/official/tanuki_goten/. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Princess Raccoon". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4278649/year/2005.html. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 

References

External links

• Princess Raccoon at the Internet Movie Database
• Princess Raccoon at AllRovi
• Official website (Japanese) at Kadokawa-Herald Pictures, Inc.