Narrator However, Hayashi-san wasn't good at transformation techniques, and was shaken by a dump truck, and as he fainted, he returned to his original tanuki form.
Played by Shinchou Kokontei 
Pom Poko (1994) · 25 quotes
Pom Poko (1994) · 25 quotes
Most-quoted character in Pom Poko (1994): in 8 of its 25 quotes
A line from NarratorOne day, an urgent report interrupted Gonta's training at headquarters. He hurried home to the Takaga Woods to face tragedy. [Gonta arrives at the edge of a hill, and is greeted by the sight of miles of barren wasteland, with only a bulldozer and an excavator sitting where the woods had been] More than half his childhood home had already been ravaged by destruction. [Gonta stares in horror. He lets out a howl of despair] Gonta went mad with grief.
More lines from Narrator
4 quotes Narrator Narrator They used their balls as weapons in a brave kamikaze attack.
Narrator I'm impressed by the humans. It takes stamina to live the way they do.
Narrator I now have a desk job, while my wife Kiyo works at a snack bar.
Scenes with Narrator
3 scenes
Tanuki
[English dub; A crowd of tanuki jubilantly carries Gonta. As he is bounced up and down on a sea of hands, Gonta laughs and cheers] [singing]
Moon, moon, moon shine bright/ Moon shine bright, so bright and long/ Shine, shine, shine on Gonta/ Pom poko pom pom, pom pom pom!
Front Crowd of Tanuki
We have the greatness of Oroku, too!
Tanuki
[singing]
All our friends are cheering for you, that's the truth, we adore you/ Hail to Gonta, he's our god!/ Pom poko pom pom, pom pom pom!
Newsreader
[As a man reads the news on TV, the Tanuki chant Gonta's name in the background]
... Nevertheless, a government spokesman stressed that the people of Tokyo are in such desperate need of living accomodations, that the new Tama development project will not be delayed, despite today's tragic accidents.
Narrator [The outraged tanuki stop in their tracks and drop Gonta. They rush over to the TV, trampling the red army leader in the process, and crowd around it, rapt and outraged. Gonta lies on the floor in pain, his leg twitching]
It was, needless to say, an unfortunate accident. Gonta, the mastermind behind the dangerous attacks against the humans, now suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries, that would take nearly a year to heal.
Newsman
Basic housing supply is urgent and indispensable for 10 million citizens, and because of this, it is impossible to reconsider development of New Tama.
Tanuki
[The tanuki, who were celebrating Gonta's victory and holding him up, hear the news. They drop Gonta in surprise]
Eh! What?
Narrator [The tanuki rush to the TV in droves, trampling Gonta in the process]
It was an unexpected accident. I regret to inform you that Gonta Takagamori, who was a contributor to this operation, suffered a serious injury for one year due to complicated fractures and a ruptured internal organ.
As soon as it's springtime, everybody goes crazy. All of a sudden they want to get married and have families. Nobody seems to remember Oroku's warning that we're not supposed to have any cubs. The second the sun hits their fur, they fall in love.
[He and Kiyo gaze into each other's eyes]
But not us. You don't see us chasing after each other like we're lunatics. We can handle not getting married and not having cubs, don't you think?
Kiyo
Of course we can. I'm so pleased. It's just what I'd hoped you'd say. You're... wonderful.
[She embraces Shoukichi passionately]
Yeah. We can hold off. I don't need to kiss, or cuddle, or rub noses or...
Kiyo
[eyes burning with desire]
Oh, Shoukichi.
Narrator [She kisses him. She leans into Shoukichi, then he leans into her. They collapse onto the ground, causing butterflies to fly up from the grass]
That was a mistake.
