

Princess Mononoke
The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior.
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
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8.3/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $231.4M
- Language
- Japanese
- friendship
- human vs nature
- wolf
- fight
- wild boar
- territory
- leprosy
- feral child
- decapitation
- rural area
- historical fiction
- spirit
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereAvery Fisher Hall (New York City, New York)26 Sept 1999
- Theatrical (limited)PG-1329 Oct 1999
- PhysicalPG-13DVD19 Dec 2000
- TVTurner Classic Movies5 Jan 2006
- Digital / OTTPG-1317 Dec 2019
- TheatricalPG-133 Apr 2022
- Theatrical (limited)PG-134K restoration in IMAX26 Mar 2025
- TheatricalPG-134K restoration4 Apr 2025
- Theatrical (limited)PG-13Studio Ghibli Fest26 Sept 2026
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG19 Oct 2001
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM10 Jan 2001
CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A26 Nov 1999
- TheatricalPG3 Apr 2022
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1425 Dec 1999
- PhysicalDVD21 Sept 2001
- Physical4 Dec 2013
- Physical2 May 2014
- Digital / OTTNetflix1 Apr 2020
- Theatrical14IMAX21 Aug 2025
- Theatrical (limited)Ghibli Fest19 Feb 2026
BulgariaBG
- TheatricalIMAX19 Sept 2025
ChinaCN
- Theatrical1 May 2025
CzechiaCZ
- TVČT110 Oct 2003
- Physical6 May 2010
- TheatricalU5 Dec 2024
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1128 Oct 2010
FinlandFI
- Premiere26 Feb 2010
- TheatricalK-12IMAX / 4K restoration29 Aug 2025
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP12 Jan 2000
- TVFrance 422 Dec 2025
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival (English dub)11 Feb 1998
- Theatrical1225 Jul 2000
- TheatricalRe-release26 Mar 2024
- TheatricalRe-release12 Feb 2026
Frequently asked questions
Princess Mononoke was released on 12 July 1997.
Audience reviews
6- A10/10
Andres Gomez
11/26/2013
Probably the best movie from Miyazaki. A mixture of old Japanese traditions with the story about the conflict between the industrial human being and the preservation of the Nature.
- T10/10
tmdb79319797
12/13/2020
Hayao Miyazaki's arts have always something to remember us that we are naturally harmonized with mother earth and existences. There is still a bond, if one is hurt another, it means the one suffer itself as well.
- N
Niemand
8/6/2023
Original title: Mononoke Hime The film is set in the 14th Century during Japan’s Muromachi Period. Young Prince Ashitaka, the last royal of his line, slays a wild boar that is about to attack his village. The boar, demonised because it was consumed by rage and hatred, infects the young Prince, who will eventually become demonised too. He leaves the village to find a cure in the form of Shishigami, a deer-lik…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
8/27/2023
When a village is tormented by a wild boar, it falls to the young "Ashitaka" to sort it out. Turns out though, that it isn't an ordinary beast - and in the fight the man is afflicted with a curse that requires his journey to the great tree god to put right. His travels lead him to the unscrupulous "Lady Eboshi" who has developed a smelting process that enables her to make guns - giving her not only advantage against …
- H9/10
hamfaceman
1/4/2024
This is my favorite movie from Miyazaki. The visuals are great. The characters are great. The voice acting (English version) is great. The animation is great. Music is great. The story is good. Everything about this movie is so cool and it's just really fun to watch.
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