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Princess Mononoke

The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior.

8.3(9,375)19972h 14m27

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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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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Behind the camera

Produced in

Japan

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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
  • A

    Andres Gomez

    11/26/2013

    10/10

    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.

  • T

    tmdb79319797

    12/13/2020

    10/10

    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…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    8/27/2023

    7/10

    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 …

  • H

    hamfaceman

    1/4/2024

    9/10

    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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