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.
- Awards
- 14 wins & 6 nominations
Yôji Matsuda
- Ashitaka
- (voice)
Yuriko Ishida
- San
- (voice)
- …
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)
- …
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)
- …
Corey Burton
- Additional Voices
- (English version)
- (voice)
Tara Strong
- Kaya
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as Tara Charandoff)
- …
Julia Fletcher
- Additional Voices
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as Julia DeMita)
Debi Derryberry
- Hii-sama
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
Alex Fernandez
- Additional Voices
- (English version)
- (voice)
Jack Fletcher
- Additional Voices
- (English version)
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhenHarvey Weinsteinobtained the North-American distribution rights to Princess Mononoke, he approached directorHayao Miyazakiand 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 hisKaze no tani no Naushika (1984)(released as 'Warriors of the Wind') that he angrily left the meeting. Several days later, Studio Ghibli producerToshio Suzukisent 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".
- GoofsWhen 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 creditsThere are no opening credits.
- Alternate versionsWhen 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured inPrincess Mononoke: How the film was conceived(1998)
- SoundtracksMononoke-Hime/Princess Mononoke Theme Song
(Japanese vocal version)
Lyrics ByHayao Miyazaki
Vocals by counter-tenorYoshikazu Mera
Music composed byJoe Hisaishi
Music performed byTokyo City Philharmonic Orchestraand conducted byHiroshi Kumagai
Featured review
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!
- belis_kikyo
- Feb 15, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- La princesa Mononoke
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- ¥2,400,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,845,631
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $144,446
- Oct 31, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $170,338,626
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