Princess Raccoon

Princess Raccoon
Japanese theatrical poster
Directed bySeijun Suzuki
Written byYoshio Urasawa
Produced by
  • Nobuyuki Tohya
  • Satoru Ogura
  • Ikki Katashima
Starring
CinematographyYonezo Maeda
Music byMichiru Oshima
Ryomei Shirai
Production
companies
Distributed byNippon Herald Films
Release date
  • May 28, 2005 (2005-05-28)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese/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 or Japanese raccoon-dog. 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. It was the last film Suzuki directed.