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Produced by Studio Ghibli, The Mutant Tanuki tells the story of a group of tanuki who live near Tokyo who want to use this illusion to scare humans and put community construction projects on hold. It seems simple, but it is full of deep meaning.
Human beings' endless demands on nature are in stark contrast to the tanuki cats guarding their homes but eventually losing everything, the early plot is light and funny, and the ending is sad and heavy, which is a very worth watching.
Tanuki cats live carefree in the forest fields, they will also form gangs, they will have love, there will be leaders with different forces, they will try to practice transformation, compete with each other.
They lived happily in droves, and the good days were like white moonlight, and who could have imagined that the arrival of human beings would destroy everything for them.
People want to build houses here, they cut down trees, tanuki cats in order to defend their homeland, into monsters, gods, humans and other things that can change to stop people, tanuki cats one by one, batch by batch, but the result is not satisfactory, humans still encroach on the forest.
Their homes have become cities, their forests have become flat, people have invaded and occupied the places where they originally lived, and some tanuki cats have become human beings and integrated into human life, and some have made a living by picking up garbage, surviving in wheels and cracks, and losing their lives if they are not careful.
The male protagonist Tanuki cat returned home from work, looked at this strange and familiar city, took off the human skin and ran to the distance, it seemed to see its original home and partner, but everything could not go back. The final outcome is touching and thought-provoking.