Princess Mononoke

Original title: Mononoke-hime

1997
PG-13
2h 13m

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8.3/10

450K

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Claire Danes and Yuriko Ishida in Princess Mononoke (1997)

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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

450K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,374

See production info at IMDbPro

Top rated movie #82

Awards
- 14 wins & 6 nominations total

San
(voice)
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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)
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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)
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Corey Burton

Additional Voices
(English version)
(voice)

Tara Strong

Kaya
(English version)
(voice)
(as Tara Charandoff)
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Julia Fletcher

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

Debi Derryberry

Hii-sama
(English version)
(voice)
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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

Japanese JEWEL

Fantastic film! It makes me speechlessly. Good dialogs, beautiful soundtrack,incredible animation effects (take a look at the rain, at the movement of the grass, hear the sounds of the steps) and interesting characters,who are everything but ordinary. Ashitaka is captivating (what a strength, what a heart, what a soul!); San (the Princess Mononoke herself) is intriguing; and Lady Eboshi is ambiguous -is she the villain? I don't think so. After all, who can blame her? Don't let the over exploration of themes related to ecology discourage you. Go ahead and watch Mononoke. It's a totally new way of treating the conflict between men and nature, which is far from its ending. Definitely, a jewel among the predictable animations of Disney and Pixar's also predictable jokes. There are no jokes here. TAKE A LOOK AT IT!