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Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

7.43Score #461Rank
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Award Winning
  • Fantasy

Synopsis

When an Emishi village is attacked by a fierce demon boar, the young prince Ashitaka puts his life at stake to defend his tribe. With its dying breath, the beast curses the prince's arm, granting him demonic powers while gradually siphoning his life away. Instructed by the village elders to travel westward for a cure, Ashitaka arrives at Tatara, the Iron Town, where he finds himself embroiled in a fierce conflict: Lady Eboshi of Tatara, promoting constant deforestation, stands against Princess San and the sacred spirits of the forest, who are furious at the destruction brought by the humans. As the opposing forces of nature and mankind begin to clash in a desperate struggle for survival, Ashitaka attempts to seek harmony between the two, all the while battling the latent demon inside of him. Princess Mononoke is a tale depicting the connection of technology and nature, while showing the path to harmony that could be achieved by mutual acceptance.

(Source: MAL)

Background

In 1997 the film won Best Japanese Movie, Best Animation and Japanese Movie Fans' Choice awards during the 52nd Mainichi Film Awards. In 1998 the film won the Best Picture award during the 21st Japan Academy Awards.

Characters

Ashitaka Main
San Main
Gonza Supporting
Eboshi Gozen Supporting
Hii Supporting
Bou Jiko Supporting
Kaya Supporting
Kiyo Supporting
Kodama Supporting
Kohroku Supporting

Staff

Toshio Suzuki Producer
Hayao Miyazaki Director, Theme song lyrics, Screenplay
Neil Gaiman Script
Jean-Marc Pannetier Script, ADR director
Joe Hisaishi Theme song composition, Theme song arrangement, Music
Masashi Andou Character design, Animation director
Michael Arias
Gualtiero Cannarsi ADR director
David Encinas In-between animation
Masaaki Endou Key animation

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