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Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Writer:

Hayao Miyazaki (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

26 November 1999 (USA) more

Tagline:

The Fate Of The World Rests On The Courage Of One Warrior.

Plot:

On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest and Tataraba, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

11 wins & 5 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(32 articles)

Studio Ghibli's New Film... and More Miyazaki
 (From Cinematical. 29 September 2009, 4:15 PM, PDT)

Review: Ponyo
 (From The Hollywood News. 9 September 2009, 1:14 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

Very touching movie! more (454 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Yôji Matsuda ... Ashitaka (voice)
Yuriko Ishida ... San (voice)
Yûko Tanaka ... Eboshi-gozen (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi ... Jiko-bô (voice)
Masahiko Nishimura ... Kouroku (voice)
Tsunehiko Kamijô ... Gonza (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto ... Toki (voice)
Tetsu Watanabe ... Yama-inu (voice)
Mitsuru Satô ... Tatari-gami (voice)
Akira Nagoya ... Usi-kai (voice)
Akihiro Miwa ... Moro-no-kimi (voice)
Mitsuko Mori ... Hii-sama (voice)
Hisaya Morishige ... Okkoto-nusi (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Pamela Adlon ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Pamela Segall)

Gillian Anderson ... Moro (voice: English version)
Lewis Arquette ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Corey Burton ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jennifer Cihi ... Tatara's Women Song (voice: English version)

Billy Crudup ... Ashitaka (voice: English version)

Claire Danes ... San (voice: English version)

Keith David ... Okkoto / Additional Voices (voice: English version)

John DeMita ... Kohroku (voice: English version)

Debi Derryberry ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
John Di Maggio ... Gonza / Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Minnie Driver ... Lady Eboshi (voice: English version)

Alex Fernandez ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jack Fletcher ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Julia Fletcher ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Julia DeMita)

Pat Fraley ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Patrick Fraley)
Takako Fuji ... Woman in Iron Town
John Hostetter ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Leslie Ishii ... Tatara's Women Song (voice: English version)
Yoshimasa Kondô ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
John Rafter Lee ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Sherry Lynn ... Iron Town Woman / Emishi Villiage Girl (voice: English version)
Tress MacNeille ... Iron Town Woman / Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn ... Tatara's Women Song (voice: English version)

Matt McKenzie ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Michael McShane ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Matt K. Miller ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Marnie Mosiman ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Adam Paul ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Jada Pinkett Smith ... Toki (voice: English version)
David Rasner ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Kimihiro Reizei ... Jibashiri (voice)
Dwight Schultz ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Tara Strong ... Kaya (voice: English version)

Billy Bob Thornton ... Jigo (voice: English version)
K.T. Vogt ... Complaining Wife (voice: English version)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Princess Mononoke (UK) (USA)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for images of violence and gore.

Runtime:

134 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital


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Trivia:

Contrary to what some may think, the English dialogue in the American version is not a direct translation from Japanese to English. One only has to turn on "Straight Japanese to English translation subtitles" on the DVD to see that dialogue was paraphrased into comfortable American English. more

Goofs:

Continuity: After Ashitaka is shot through the chest, San rides with him on the back of his red deer Yakul, and blood from his wound is seen on Yakul's back. The blood stain disappears after Ashitaka falls to the ground. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: In ancient times, the land lay covered in forests, where, from ages long past, dwelt the spirits of the gods. Back then, man and beast lived in harmony, but as time went by, most of the great forests were destroyed. Those that remained were guarded by gigantic beasts who owed their allegiances to the Great Forest Spirit, for those were the days of gods and of demons.
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99 out of 116 people found the following comment useful.
Very touching movie!, 14 August 2004
10/10
Author: misty6767 from Canada

The first time I saw Princess Mononoke I was completely moved and surprised. Since it was a Studio Ghibli film dubbed by Disney I liked the fact that it wasn't a "they all lived naively ever after" film. There were no complete "good" or "bad" guys. Even Lady Eboshi the most antagonist character in the movie had a reasonable motive for trying to get rid of the animal gods and cutting down the forest. Although it her actions were environmentally damaging and wrong in general, she did it to help her people survive which is what all the species on Earth strive for. Another wonderful aspect of the plot is that it sends a message - Protect the Earth and all will survive in peace - a message either discreetly or strongly portrayed in many of Miyazaki's films. Perhaps the portrayal of this message (and the tiny hint of San and Ashitaka's romance and Moro's views on nature) was what made the film so touching to me.

Like many Miyazaki movies, the animation (as always) is wonderful and nicely detailed which is also another quality that genuine Disney films lack (thank goodness for Studio Ghibli). The music was beautiful and well suited to the movie.

The only predicament to the movie is that it is a bit downbeat and does not contain much happy laughter (oh well, I can watch My Neighbor Totoro - also a good movie - for happy laughter.).

10/10 - And my favourite movie of all time.

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