Princess Raccoon
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| Directed by | Seijun Suzuki |
| Written by | Yoshio Urasawa |
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| Cinematography | Yonezo Maeda |
| Music by | Michiru Oshima Ryomei Shirai |
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| Distributed by | Nippon Herald Films |
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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 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.