:05:01
Prodded by Fireball Oroku,...
:05:04
...the tanuki looked below
and were astounded at what they saw.
:05:08
They saw that
their mountain had vanished...
:05:12
...and the hills were gouged and flattened.
:05:15
This is an act of madness!
:05:17
This is no time
to fight amongst ourselves!
:05:23
The surrounding areas around Tokyo...
:05:27
...had gone through
massive economic growth.
:05:32
To satisfy the insatiable
demand for housing,...
:05:35
...wanton destruction
of farm lands and forests took place.
:05:40
In 1967, the government
announced the Tama New Town Project.
:05:45
Its total area covered
approximately 3,000 hectares.
:05:48
Its planned population was approximately 300,000 plus.
:05:51
Forests and mountains were leveled and
fields and historic houses destroyed.
:05:55
The giant construction sites completely
altered the Tamakyuro mountain area.
:06:04
This was done to foster a natural, restful
environment for the housing project.
:06:08
Truly an unprecedented building project.
:06:14
Really, those humans are incredible.
:06:18
Up to now we thought
they were animals like us.
:06:22
With what's happening, we now realize
that they have the power of the gods.
:06:34
In response to the situation, the tanuki
clans of the Tamakyuro area gathered...
:06:38
...that night in the abandoned Manpuku
Shrine deep within Botamochi Mountain.
:06:45
By unanimous consent, a 105 year-old
Tsurugame abbot was elected chairman.
:06:53
So, that is the current situation.
:06:55
From now on, we cannot
afford to work only at night.