The forest lies beside a human settlement called Irontown which continually clears the forest to get to more iron ore, causing many battles as the animals attempt to protect their diminishing forest. Also in the forest is the Forest Spirit, described as a "god of life and death", which takes the form of a deer during the day and a large shadowy "night-walker" at night. Having traveled some distance, Ashitaka arrives in a forest full of animal gods, including the wolf god Moro. The Forest Spirit reveals itself to Ashitaka. Since it was considered taboo to see off one who is banished, only one person dared to say goodbye to Ashitaka: his 'little sister,' Kaya (according to Miyazaki, actually his bride-to-be calling herself his 'little sister' was a term of affection), who gives him her crystal dagger so that he would not forget her. He cuts his hair, signifying his permanent departure from his village, and rides out with Yakul, his loyal red elk. A ball of iron is found inside Nago's corpse, which is somehow connected to the curse.Īshitaka resolves to journey to Nago's origin, the lands to the West, to try and find a cure for his curse. Ashitaka is told that the mark will spread throughout his body, killing him. During the fight, Ashitaka receives a demon mark on his right arm, and he is cursed by the Boar God's hatred and pain. The film begins with Ashitaka saving his village from a vicious assault by killing a demon who is actually the giant boar god Nago embodied by rage. Princess Mononoke follows the journey of the last Emishi prince, Ashitaka, and his attempts to make peace between the human settlement, Irontown, and the creatures living in the forest that surrounds it. The Emishi prince, Ashitaka is banished from his village until he finds a cure to his curse. Ashitaka is cast out by Hii-sama and the village elders Their allegiance to the Great Forest Spirit,įor those were the days of gods and demons. Those that remained were guarded by gigantic beasts who owed
Where, from ages long past, dwelt the spirits of the gods.īack then, man and beast lived in harmony,īut as time went by, most of the great forests were destroyed.
In ancient times, the land lay covered in forests, The early image boards of the film were compiled as a storybook in Princess Mononoke: The First Story, published by Viz Media on October 21, 2014. How Princess Mononoke Was Born, a 400-minute documentary covering the film's production was released on home video on November 21, 2001, and a book with the same name was published by Tokuma Shoten on October 1, 1998. Overall, Mononoke is the third most popular anime movie in Japan, next to Spirited Away (2001) and Howl's Moving Castle (2004), both by Miyazaki. Mononoke also became the highest-grossing movie in Japan until Titanic took over the spot several months later. Roger Ebert placed the movie sixth on his top ten movies of 1999. The film originated in 1980 as early image boards by Miyazaki. The theme song to Princess Mononoke (lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki / composed by Joe Hisaishi) featured countertenor Yoshikazu Mera, a decision considered controversial at the time, but has since become a classic. The advertising slogan used to promote the film is "Live." (生きろ。 Ikiro). Mononoke (物の怪) is not a name, but a general term in Japanese for a spirit or monster. It is a jidaigeki (period drama) set in late Muromachi period of Japan, and centers on the struggle between the supernatural guardians of a forest and the humans who consume its resources, as seen by the outsider Ashitaka. It is considered one of Miyazaki's masterpieces, taking sixteen years to design and three years to produce, with a recorded box office revenue of ¥19.3 billion yen, breaking box office records in Japanese cinemas at that time. ¥19.3 billion Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫, Mononoke Hime) is the 10th feature-length animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu, and distributed by Toho.
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