Mononoke-hime
Year: 1997
Country: Japan
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Genre: animation, anime, adventure, fantasy
Runtime: 134 min.
Age: 12+
Country: Japan
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Genre: animation, anime, adventure, fantasy
Runtime: 134 min.
Age: 12+
The Princess Mononoke
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
Awards & Festivals:
Awards of the Japanese Academy – Best Film, Special Award (to Yoshikazu Mera, “To a talented singer who sang the theme song for the film)
Blue Ribbon Award – Special Award
Hochi Film Award – Special Award
Kinema Junpo Award – Readers' Choice Award (Best Film)
Mainichi Film Concours – Best Film, Readers' Choice Award (Best Film)
Annie Award nomination – Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Satellite Award nomination – Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
Nebula Award nomination (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) – Best Script