Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Studio: Dai Won DVD (Korea)
Rating: G
Genre: Animation
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About This DVD
This $20 million animated adventure/fantasy quickly became the highest grossing
Japanese film in Japanese film history (making $150 million in Japan during its
first seven months). Set in the 14th century, the ecology-themed epic was
directed by Hayao Miyazaki whose previous films were acquired by Disney for U.S.
distribution plus other territories. Princess Mononoke depicts a mystical battle
between Animal Gods of the forest and humans during Japan's Muromachi Period.
Young Ashitaka receives a fatal infection after a demonic wild boar attacks his
northern village. Seeking a cure, he sets out to locate the deer-like god
Shishigami. Along the way, he sees the rape of the Earth by a mining village.
The constant plundering by the village has brought the wrath of the Wolf God,
Moro, who attacks the village along with San, a human who was raised by the wolf
god. She communicates with the nature spirits -- which is why she is called
Princess Mononoke ("spirits of things"). Ashitaka wants these opposing forces to
co-exist, and he hopes to bring peace between San and the ironworks owner, Lady
Eboshi. However, he is thwarted as higher powers, intent on killing the
Shishigama, intrude, and a battle erupts over the future of all nature.
Audio Format: | DD 5.1 Surround, DD 2.0 Stereo |
Video Format: | Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) |
Languages: | Japanese, Korean |
Subtitles: | English, Korean, Japanese |
Country Made: | Japan |
Region Code: | 3 |
Year Made: | 1997 |
Running Time: | 133 |
Special Features: | - Interative Menu - Scene Selections - Conti Book - Trailers - Character, Synopsis, Cast&Crew, Photo Gallery - Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, The Cat Returns |
Availability: | Usually ships in 5-10 days |
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