After being banished by his people, he sets off on a journey to try to lift his curse. The film’s main focus is on Ashitaka, a young prince who is struck with a curse after protecting his village from a demon, which was in actuality a boar god that was shot with a firearm. Any expectations or predictions of how I thought the movie would be were extremely wrong, and I am so happy that they were. Many viewers called Princess Mononoke (1997) his best work, so I thought I would give the film a watch. With gorgeous animation and interesting stories and characters, he is celebrated as one of the best animators and directors in the world. I was familiar with the director, Hayao Miyazaki, and had seen some of his films prior to Mononoke including Spirited Away and Ponyo. ![]() The word “princess” in the title made me imagine characters like Ariel or Belle or any other princess from the Disney franchise. The original Japanese poster for Mononoke-hime, or Princess Mononoke.īefore viewing Princess Mononoke for the first time, I (and I am sure many people before me who viewed this film) had no idea what to expect.
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