# Princess Raccoon (2005)

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**Original title**: *オペレッタ狸御殿*
**Runtime**: 111 min
**Genres**: Fantasy, Comedy, Music, Romance
**Directed by**: Seijun Suzuki
**Written by**: Yoshio Urasawa
**Starring**: Zhang Ziyi, Joe Odagiri, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Mikijiro Hira, Miwako Ichikawa, Taro Yamamoto

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Suzuki directs, so of course there's a princess raccoon. A banished prince falls for a raccoon dog princess disguised as human. What follows is an operetta, with singing, dancing, and love. It is exactly what you think it is.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, playful, surreal

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