| Princess Mononoke - Princess Mononoke (1997)
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| Front Cover |
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Back Cover |
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| Yoji Matsuda |
Ashitaka
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| Yuriko Ishida |
San
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| Yuko Tanaka |
Lady Eboshi
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| Kaori Kobayashi |
Jiko
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| Masahiko Nishimura |
Koroku
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| Tsunehiko Kamijyo |
Gonza
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| Sumi Shimamoto |
Toki [Voice]
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| Akihiro Miwa |
Moro
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| Hitsuko Mori |
Oracle
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| Hisaya Morishige |
Okkoto
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| Gillian Anderson |
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| Billy Crudup |
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| Claire Danes |
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| Plot |
| This $20 million animated adventure/fantasy quickly became the highest grossing Japanese film in Japanese film history (making $150 million in Japan during its first seven months). Set in the 14th century, the ecology-themed epic was directed by Hayao Miyazaki whose previous films were acquired by Disney for U.S. distribution plus other territories. Princess Mononoke depicts a mystical battle between Animal Gods of the forest and humans during Japan's Muromachi Period. Young Ashitaka receives a fatal infection after a demonic wild boar attacks his northern village. Seeking a cure, he sets out to locate the deer-like god Shishigami. Along the way, he sees the rape of the Earth by a mining village. The constant plundering by the village has brought the wrath of the Wolf God, Moro, who attacks the village along with San, a human who was raised by the wolf god. She communicates with the nature spirits — which is why she is called Princess Mononoke ("spirits of things"). Ashitaka wants these opposing forces to co-exist, and he hopes to bring peace between San and the ironworks owner, Lady Eboshi. However, he is thwarted as higher powers, intent on killing the Shishigama, intrude, and a battle erupts over the future of all nature. — Bhob Stewart |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Fantasy; Adventure; Animation; Drama |
| Director |
Hayao Miyazaki |
| Producer |
Toshio Suzuki; Scott Martin; Yutaka Narita |
| Writer |
Hayao Miyazaki; Neil Gaiman |
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| Studio |
Miramax |
| Country |
Japan
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| Language |
Japanese |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
133 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
1997 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
151 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Location |
Shelf |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
717951007414 |
| Chapters |
25 |
| Release Date |
12/19/2000 |
| Subtitles |
Deutsch |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
JAPANESE: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Featurette
Theatrical Trailer
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