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.
