Princess Mononoke

Original title: Mononoke-hime

1997
PG-13
2h 13m

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8.3/10

447K

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On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, th... Read allOn a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.

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IMDb RATING

8.3/10

447K

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POPULARITY

1,307

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Awards
- 14 wins & 6 nominations

San
(voice)
…

Yûko Tanaka

Eboshi-gozen
(voice)

Billy Crudup

Ashitaka
(English version)
(voice)

Billy Bob Thornton

Jigo
(English version)
(voice)

Minnie Driver

Lady Eboshi
(English version)
(voice)

John DiMaggio

Gonza
(English version)
(voice)
…

Claire Danes

San
(English version)
(voice)

John DeMita

Kohroku
(English version)
(voice)

Jada Pinkett Smith

Toki
(English version)
(voice)

Gillian Anderson

Moro
(English version)
(voice)

Keith David

Okkoto
(English version)
(voice)
…

Corey Burton

Additional Voices
(English version)
(voice)

Tara Strong

Kaya
(English version)
(voice)
(as Tara Charandoff)
…

Julia Fletcher

Additional Voices
(English version)
(voice)
(as Julia DeMita)

Debi Derryberry

Hii-sama
(English version)
(voice)
…

Alex Fernandez

Additional Voices
(English version)
(voice)

Jack Fletcher

Additional Voices
(English version)
(voice)

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Trivia
When Harvey Weinstein obtained the North-American distribution rights to Princess Mononoke, he approached director Hayao Miyazaki and insisted on a shorter version of the film that would be better attuned to American audiences. However, Miyazaki was still so upset by the heavily cut version of his Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (released as 'Warriors of the Wind') that he angrily left the meeting. Several days later, Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki sent a katana sword to Weinstein's office with 'NO CUTS' embedded into its blade. The film was later released in the USA in its uncut version. When asked about the incident in an interview, Miyazaki simply smiled and stated "I defeated him".

Goofs
When Ashitaka first visits the Forest Spirits home, he spots the Spirit's traces (shape of his hooves) underneath the water surface. But later in the movie, the spirit is seen as a walking surface, which is regarded as a goof. It isn't. The spirit, shishigami, can do whatever it pleases.

Quotes
Osa: Life is suffering. It is hard. The world is cursed. But still, you find reasons to keep living.

Crazy credits
There are no opening credits.

Alternate versions
When aired on Canadian cable channel, YTV, a slightly different earlier "rough-cut" version of the English dub aired instead of the theatrical version. This version features some different dialogue such as in the scene where Lady Eboshi first sees San, she calls her "Wolf beast" instead of "Princess Mononoke". The singing of the movie's theme is also left in Japanese and not dubbed into English for this version.

Connections
Featured in Princess Mononoke: How the Film Was Conceived (1998)

Soundtracks
Mononoke-Hime/Princess Mononoke Theme Song
(Japanese vocal version)
Lyrics By Hayao Miyazaki
Vocals by counter-tenor Yoshikazu Mera
Music composed by Joe Hisaishi
Music performed by Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Hiroshi Kumagai

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Featured review

10/10

A true work of art that takes animation to an entirely new level

I saw Mononoke Hime on its USA release back in late December 1999 under its U.S. title Princess Mononoke. I had read quite a bit about this film and its director but was still totally overwhelmed by the beauty and brutality of this movie. The complexity of this movie is something never seen in the United States in an animated movie and even exceeds that of most live action movies as well. It combines love and hate, war and romance, nobility and deception in ways rarely seen in movies today. Lines of good and evil are anything but clear cut and in the end is hope but no guarantees, no promises. This is truly an adult movie but my children, ages 12 to 15 all loved it and talked about it for days later. Even my wife who holds a strong prejudice against Japanese animation enjoyed this movie.

Go and see this movie. You won't be disappointed.