Princess Raccoon (オペレッタ狸御殿, Operetta tanuki goten) is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki.
"[5] Jonathan Trout of BBC said "You can't suspend your disbelief through all the madness: Princess Raccoon sometimes looks eerily like your average provincial panto, with Ziyi Zhang in the role of the grimacing soap star.
"[6] David Parkinson of Empire Magazine commented that "The theatricality and nods towards Hong Kong period sagas will attract a cult following, but the lack of genuine fantasy, romance or wit renders it a multi-cultural musical muddle.
"[7] According to Derek Elley of Variety "[the film is] a cultural and linguistic potpourri that plays like Kabuki theater-meets-Gilbert & Sullivan.
"[8] Time Out called the film a "cult favourite" and added that "The kitsch spectacle of 'Princess Raccoon' dazzles the eye, though the emotions are little engaged, while the intellect gets slowly frazzled.