Balls

I just watched a little Studio Ghibli movie by the name of Pom Poko. It's the story of tanuki (raccoon dogs) who want to protect their forest home from human development. We see many Japanese cultural touches throughout the film-
Oh look! There's a kamishibai! The old raccoon dog is telling a story, how charming. I wonder what's going to happen next-

And those, those would be balls. Genuine animated raccoon dog testicles. They're actually prominent throughout the whole film, although Disney's English dub (starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brain from Pinky and the Brain, and Bender from Futurama) tries to white wash the presence of said balls by calling them pouches.

But guess what happened when I turned on the subtitles?

The proof, ladies and gentlemen. Oh Disney, stop trying to censor yourself. Just own it.

You see, tanuki are a big part of Japanese folklore and stories or their big ol' balls are centuries old. Not only are tanuki testicles known for their size, but for their magic. Yes, tanuki possess magic balls.

These magical testicles are highly functional. Here the tanuki use them as parachutes:

Later they use them to fight evil, evil man:

It appears that using testicles to beat up humans has been going on for a long time. Look at ye olden artwork:
The testicle defense also appears to be effective against giant catfish who cause earthquakes:

But that's pretty basic stuff. Do you want to see some real testicle magic? Here it goes:

Did I mention Pom Poko was made for children?

The box says it's rated PG for "Violence, Scary Images, and Thematic Elements"Really? Really?
Could that be a boat?
I must say, one pair of tanuki testicles makes for a pretty impressive boat and party paraphernalia.

Oh you wild and crazy tanuki! Let's party! Again, did I mention this was a children's movie? For children?

Maybe I'm just old fashioned or that American puritanicalness has really gotten to me, but... it's not the sort of thing you'd see in Toy Story 3.