one hilarious thing i will say off the top and be i be not the big seisun suzuki fan . i have actually see a fair number of his work ( thanks to a retrospective the film festival have ) and i find his film just a wee too yakuza driven for my taste . so and i go into princess raccoon wary of what i be go to see . boy . be i knock out . raccoon be suzuki attempt at a musical and use the element of japanese opera mixed in with many modern element ( both audial and visual ) and raccoon be a treat from start to finish . the lead actor and joe ogdari and prove that he one of the hot actor in japan these day in this role . i have to admire that the young japanese actor still take role that take place in feudal time japan and dress up in samurai gear to full effect . the story itself do get a bit confusing and if you do not follow it really closely and but even if you do not and prepare yourself for the treasure that princess raccoon have .