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Princess Mononoke

  • 8.3 /10

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  • 93%

Plot

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

Cast

Youji Matsuda as Ashitaka (voice)
Youji Matsuda

as Ashitaka (voice)

Yuriko Ishida as San (voice)
Yuriko Ishida

as San (voice)

Yuko Tanaka as Eboshi Gozen (voice)
Yuko Tanaka

as Eboshi Gozen (voice)

Kaoru Kobayashi as Jikobo (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi

as Jikobo (voice)

Masahiko Nishimura as Kouroku (voice)
Masahiko Nishimura

as Kouroku (voice)

Tsunehiko Kamijô as Gonza (voice)
Tsunehiko Kamijô

as Gonza (voice)

Akihiro Miwa as Mrs. Moro (voice)
Akihiro Miwa

as Mrs. Moro (voice)

Mitsuko Mori as Mrs. Hii (voice)
Mitsuko Mori

as Mrs. Hii (voice)

Hisaya Morishige as Chief of Affairs (voice)
Hisaya Morishige

as Chief of Affairs (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto as Toki (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto

as Toki (voice)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 12, 1997

Production Companies

  • Studio Ghibli

  • Nibariki

  • dentsu Music And Entertainment

  • TNDG

  • Tokuma Shoten

  • Nippon Television Network Corporation

  • dentsu

Production Countries

  • Japan

Spoken Language

  • 日本語

Budget

  • $23,500,000.00

Revenue

  • $169,000,000.00

Runtime

  • 2.23 hrs

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Reviews

Probably the best movie from Miyazaki. A mixture of old Japanese traditions with the story about the conflict between the industrial human being and the preservation of the Nature.

Hayao Miyazaki's arts have always something to remember us that we are naturally harmonized with mother earth and existences. There is still a bond, if one is hurt another, it means the one suffer itself as well.

Original title: Mononoke Hime The film is set in the 14th Century during Japan’s Muromachi Period. Young Prince Ashitaka, the last royal of his line, slays a wild boar that is about to attack his village. The boar, demonised because it was consumed by rage and hatred, infects the young Prince, who will eventually become demonised too. He leaves the village to find a cure in the form of S…