Shoukichi

Shoukichi Kagemori is one of the main protagonists in Pom Poko. He is voiced by Makoto Nonomura in Japanese and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in English. His older self, narrating the film, is voiced in Japanese by Kokontei Shinchou and in English by Maurice LaMarche.

In film
Shoukichi's father used to warn him about how "sick, cruel and heartless" humans are. By contrast, Shoukichi is curious about humans and wishes to understand them in order for him and the other tanukis to survive. He is often at odds with Gonta, who has the same stubborn views as Shoukichi's father had, but is ready to help him out in almost any situation and often tries to understand his point of view.

At the end of the film, the Narrator reveals himself to be an older Shoukichi.

Shōkichi 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ