Princess Mononoke
The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior.
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.
- Director
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $177M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
18 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Princess Mononoke actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Princess Mononoke appears in 5 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Fantasy Movies Ranked #11
Placed at #11 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Family Movies Ranked #11
Placed at #11 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Animation Movies Ranked #11
Placed at #11 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Adventure Movies Ranked #27
Placed at #27 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #58
Placed at #58 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerInternational Submission to the Academy Awards
Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award
1 win
- WinnerAnimation Kobe Theatrical Film Award
Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year
1 win
- WinnerJapan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Princess Mononoke returned 7.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $24M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $177M
- Release date
- Jul 12, 1997
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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