Palace of the Singing Raccoon-Dogs

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.

• Release date
• November 5, 1942
• Runtime
• 86 min
• Genres
• Music, Fantasy, Romance, Drama
• Director
• Keigo Kimura

Cast

Hiroko Takayama Okuro Chikako Miyagi Tanukichiro Yoshiko Kusabue Kinuta

S

Shigeo Kusunoki Tsutsumizaemon Mamechiyo Otanu

H

Hisao Ito Kurisuke

J

Junko Mihara Obana, koshimoto

M

Michiyakko Ofuku