
Princess Mononoke
The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior.
1997 • 134 min • Adventure · Fantasy · Animation
Synopsis
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.
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Top billed cast
Director: Hayao Miyazaki • Crew: Hayao Miyazaki

Yoji Matsuda
Ashitaka (voice)

Yuriko Ishida
San / Kaya (voice)

Yuko Tanaka
Eboshi Gozen (voice)

Kaoru Kobayashi
Jikobo (voice)

Masahiko Nishimura
Kouroku (voice)

Tsunehiko Kamijô
Gonza (voice)

Akihiro Miwa
Mrs. Moro (voice)

Mitsuko Mori
Mrs. Hii (voice)

Hisaya Morishige
Chief of Affairs (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto
Toki (voice)
Trailers & clips
4K Restoration Official Trailer
Official Trailer [Subtitled]
Ghibli Fest 2023 Trailer
Princess Mononoke 25th Anniversary - In Cinemas July 14
Vintage Trailer
Official Trailer
Critic reviews
fresh75/100 A young man's search for a cure to a curse, received when he killed a boar demon god, leads him into the middle of a war between humans, beasts, gods and demons. This full length Japanese anime was far better than I expected it would be.…
freshThis is my favorite movie from Miyazaki. The visuals are great. The characters are great. The voice acting (English version) is great. The animation is great. Music is great. The story is good. Everything about this movie is so cool and it's just really fun to watch.
freshWhen a village is tormented by a wild boar, it falls to the young "Ashitaka" to sort it out. Turns out though, that it isn't an ordinary beast - and in the fight the man is afflicted with a curse that requires his journey to the great tree god to put right.…
freshOriginal 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 Shishigami, a deer-like god.…
freshTop criticsHayao 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.
freshTop criticsProbably 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.
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.3/10 (9,151)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $23,500,000
- Box office
- $176,506,186
- IMDb
- tt0119698
- Official site
- www.princess-mononoke.com
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