Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese epic fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu, and distributed by Toho. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori and Hisaya Morishige. Princess Mononoke is set in the late Muromachi period of Japan, but it includes fantasy elements. The story follows a young Emishi prince named Ashitaka, and his involvement in a struggle between the gods of a forest and the humans who consume its resources. The term Mononoke, or もののけ, is not a name, but a Japanese word for supernatural, shape-shifting beings that possess people and cause suffering, disease, or death. The film was released in Japan on July 12, 1997, and in the United States on October 29, 1999.
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Produced by | Toshio Suzuki |
| Writer(s) | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Starring | Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori, Hisaya Morishige |
| Music | Joe Hisaishi |
| Cinematography | Atsushi Okui |
| Edited by | Takeshi Seyama |
| Production, company | Studio Ghibli |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Released | July 12, 1997 |
| Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥ 2.1 billion, (US$ 23.5 million) |
| Box office | US$ 169.7 million |
| Netflix ID | 28630857 |
About Princess Mononoke
Animated fantasy epic about a young man who becomes embroiled in the conflict between the gods of a forest and the greedy humans destroying it for its resources. The feature became the highest-grossing film in Japan in 1997 and elevated the exposure of Studio Ghibli. The film was written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.
Achievement of Princess Mononoke
Author Neil Gaiman provided the script for the English dub. In 2012, Whole Hog Theatre and Studio Ghibli announced the production of a stage adaptation.
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Latest information about Princess Mononoke updated on July 28 2021.
