Miyazaki’s international breakthrough, Princess Mononoke is an epic cinematic marvel. Infected by a deadly curse after killing a god, young warrior Ashitaka heads west in search of a cure. He stumbles upon a bitter conflict between Lady Eboshi, the proud people of Iron Town, and the enigmatic Princess Mononoke, a young girl raised by wolves who will stop at nothing to prevent humans from destroying her home and the forest spirits and animal gods who live there. Princess Mononoke resists an easy dichotomy of good versus evil.  

DIRECTOR: Hayao Miyazaki. WRITTEN BY: Hayao Miyazaki. CAST: Yoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yuko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi. 1997. 133 min. Japan. Color. Japanese (subtitled). 35mm. New subtitled print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive, with special thanks to Studio Ghibli.

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