While protecting his village from rampaging bore-god/demon, a confident young warrior, Ashitaka, is stricken by a deadly curse. To save his life, he must journey to the forests of the west. Once there, he’s embroiled in a fierce campaign that humans were waging on the forest. The ambitious Lady Eboshi and her loyal clan use their guns against the gods of the forest and a brave young woman, Princess Mononoke, who was raised by a wolf-god. Ashitaka sees the good in both sides and tries to stem the flood of blood. This is met be animosity by both sides as they each see him as supporting the enemy.

Mononoke-hime (1997)
  • Rating: (93,483 votes)
  • Tagline:The Fate Of The World Rests On The Courage Of One Warrior. »
  • Runtime:134 minutes
  • Director: Hayao Miyazaki
  • Country:Japan
  • Actors:
    Ashitaka (voice: English version)
    Billy Crudup
    Jigo (voice: English version)
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Lady Eboshi (voice: English version)
    Minnie Driver
    Gonza (voice: English version)
    John Di Maggio
    Kohroku (voice: English version)
    John DeMita
    Toki (voice: English version)
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    Moro (voice: English version)
    Gillian Anderson
    Okkoto (voice: English version)
    Keith David
    (voice: English version) (as Pamela Segall)
    Pamela Adlon
    (voice: English version)
    Lewis Arquette
  • Genres:Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
  • Producers:
    Yutaka Narita
    executive producer  
    Seiji Okuda
    associate producer  
    Toshio Suzuki
    producer  
    Yasuyoshi Tokuma
    chief executive producer  
    Seiichirô Ujiie
    executive producer  
    Takahiro Yonezawa
    assistant producer  
  • Plots: While protecting his village from rampaging boar-god/demon, a confident young warrior, Ashitaka, is stricken by a deadly curse. To save his life, he must journey to the forests of the west. Once there, he's embroiled in a fierce campaign that humans were waging on the forest. The ambitious Lady Eboshi and her loyal clan use their guns against the gods of the forest and a brave young woman, Princess Mononoke, who was raised by a wolf-god. Ashitaka sees the good in both sides and tries to stem the flood of blood. This is met be animosity by both sides as they each see him as supporting the enemy. Written by Christopher Taguchi
Mononoke-hime
  • User's comment:one of the best films i've ever had the chance to see by zetes

    Princess Mononoke is, without a doubt, one of the best films I have ever witnessed. There has never been an animated film even close to this -- I kept thinking after I left the theater, how can Disney even have the guts to make another film after seeing this? Even live action movies pale in comparison to Princess Mononoke. There has never been a film to pay such close attention to details. Watch for the magnificent and subtle flying insects throughout the film, especially in the ancient forest, where bioluminescent dragonflies glide gently around the screen. There are thousands of subtleties such as this. You'd have to see it a dozen times to appreciate this film fully. Aside from it being the most beautiful film I've ever seen, it also has an enormously powerful script. The characters are some of the the most well rounded in all film. Ashitaka especially, the main character of the film, is so nuanced that he has become in my mind one of the great characters in film, up there with Charles Foster Kane and Jake LaMotta. I would compare him to Freder, the main character of Fritz Lang's Metropolis. His role in the film is a mediator between the forces of humans and the gods of nature. Both sides comment several times that Ashitaka must be on the other side, when he is trying desperately to convince everyone that there are no sides. Peace is the way. There is a little to be desired in the American voice talent. Claire Daines was certainly a wrong choice for San (Princess Mononoke), and Billy Bob Thornton just could not hide his southern accent, which made the character of Jigo seem more comical than he was probably supposed to be. Gillian Anderson's voice clashed with her character, the wolf god Moro, a bit. It hardly affected my passion. The film was so spectacular and beautiful that James Earl Jones could have voiced San and it would have detracted little. Definitely, though, I'm praying that they release the DVD with subtitle options. Anyway, Princess Mononoke is the best film of 1999, the best film of the 1990's, and, in my personal top ten list, no lower than #5, but closer to #2. 12 hours later and my heart is still beating with the power of Princess Mononoke! America: SEE IT!


  • Quotes: Lady Eboshi: Now watch closely, everyone. I'm going to show you how to kill a god. A god of life and death. The trick is not to fear him. Lady Eboshi: What exactly are you here for? Prince Ashitaka: To see with eyes unclouded by hate.
  • Also known as: Princess Mononoke (Australia - imdb display title), Princess Mononoke (International - imdb display title, English title), Princess Mononoke (UK), Princess Mononoke (USA - imdb display title), La princesa Mononoke (Argentina), La princesa Mononoke (Mexico - imdb display title), La princesa Mononoke (Spain), Princesse Mononoké (Belgium - French title), Princesse Mononoké (France), Prinsesse Mononoke (Denmark - imdb display title), Prinsesse Mononoke (Norway - imdb display title), A Princesa Mononoke (Portugal), A vadon hercegnője (Hungary), Ksiezniczka Mononoke (Poland - imdb display title), Prigipissa Mononoke (Greece - video title), Princesa Mononoke (Brazil - imdb display title), Princeza Mononoke (Serbia - imdb display title), Princezna Mononoke (Slovakia - imdb display title), Principessa Mononoke (Italy), Prinsessa Mononoke (Finland), Prinsessan Mononoke (Sweden - imdb display title), Printesa Mononoke (Romania - imdb display title), Printsess Mononoke (Estonia - imdb display title), Prinzessin Mononoke (Germany),

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