Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

  • Director: Hayao Miyazaki
  • Writer: Hayao Miyazaki,Neil Gaiman
  • Countries of origin: Japan
  • Language: Japanese
  • Release date: December 19, 1997
  • Runtime: 2h 14min
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Công Chúa Mononoke
  • "Princess Mononoke" is an animated film released by Stujijiri in 1997. "Princess Mononoke" inherits Miyazaki Hayao's long-term deep thinking about the relationship between man and nature. The film is not limited to the destruction of the environment by humans, but starts from the unsolvable natural contradiction between humans and nature, and explores the ultimate proposition of whether humans and nature can truly coexist in harmony from the perspective of human existence. The background of "Princess Mononoke" is set in the Muromachi period in Japan . This is a period of transition from the Middle Ages into modern times. The generals of the barbarians were conquered; the power of the pseudonym was greatly weakened. The soundtrack of "Princess Mononoke" and the theme song "もののけ姫" were created by Joe Hisaishi , and the CD of "もののけ姫" has sold more than 1.1 million copies in Japan. "Princess Mononoke" had a box office of 19.3 billion yen in Japan and was watched by 14.2 million people. It was the highest-grossing movie in Japanese history at the time.

    Details

    • Release date December 19, 1997
    • Production companies DENTSU Music And Entertainment, Nibariki, Nippon Television Network (NTV)

    Box office

    Budget

    ¥2,400,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $4,845,631

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $144,446

    Gross worldwide

    $169,785,704

    Movie reviews

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    • By Anderson 2022-04-24 07:01:02

      Princess Mononoke: People and Nature in the Eyes of Hayao Miyazaki

      I like Jin Yong's martial arts. Friends who have watched the 98 edition of "Tianlong Babu" may remember that there is a BGM in Tianlong called "アシタカせっza", yes, it is the slightly sad song (please forgive me if you can't insert the link on your mobile phone) ). Ever since I stumbled across the music of Joe Hisaishi, I couldn't wait to finish watching this "Princess Mononoke" with "アシタカせっza" as the OP.

      Princess Mononoke is an animated film released by Studio Ghibli in 1997. "Princess...

    • By Daniela 2022-04-24 07:01:02

      Problems that won't be solved for at least 100 years

      Watching it again after 6 years, it feels completely different. There is no doubt that this is an extremely deep film, because it provides a dilemma, and the irreconcilable contradiction between man and nature. When I was a child, I kept blaming the humans in it, and it was almost all evil: felling trees, polluting the environment, slaughtering pigs, and even cutting off the head of a unicorn beast. But think about it, isn't that how our ancestors came to be exposed to frost and thorns? Are...

    • By Dovie 2022-04-24 07:01:02

      I feel like watching Princess Mononoke again after five years, maybe it's an adjusted ending

      When I watched it before, I was a junior high school student. I didn’t understand this film very well at the time. I didn’t have any experience in the logic of the actions of all parties involved. Shocked by the different quaint temperament, and moved by Mi Liangmei's unsad and melancholy tone, but it will be different today if I see a lot of it. I think the ending has been beautified, in order to let the audience still have the hope of life and life, I can't imagine how Sang feels after the...

    • By Rocio 2022-04-23 07:01:17

      eternal question

      The vast Guanzhong Plain is like a mystery. The thousand-year-old divine beast, the quiet deep forest, the impetuous human being, the mourning creature, the splendid blade, the dim night—so majestic yet so delicate, so dazzling yet so simple and clear, so sympathetic and merciful. And so ruthless. - This is "Princess Mononoke", an eternal mystery.

      a city

      The real plot of the film should also start from the city of Tatara.

      Different from the tribes that are briefly...

    • By Keagan 2022-04-23 07:01:17

      "Princess Mononoke" after watching

      Observe the gorgeous and delicate flying insects throughout the film, especially in the old forest, where glowing dragonflies flick across the screen. There are thousands of subtleties.

      I also felt the same after watching this movie. Can our people live in true peace with nature? At that time, trees were able to make chopsticks, tables, chairs, houses, toys, cabinets and everything else they could. Humans have destroyed nature, and nature has brought us what we have created. In order...

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    • By Tracey 2023-06-18 07:16:50

      Excellent and contradictory. The good things in Miyazaki's films resonate with each other, and they love each other as if they knew each other without a...

    • By Clement 2023-06-16 23:07:55

      Hisaishi's music is absolutely essential to the success of Miyazaki's films. I don't know how many times I've listened to the theme song of Princess Mononoke, but I still like it. Japan is such an island that fears living beings, it feels like an insect master,...

    • By Christa 2023-05-15 12:58:55

      This is my favorite Miyazaki movie, the pinnacle of Miyazaki's work. Magnificent and expansive, it made me feel like I was crawling under the feet of nature. Human nature is vividly displayed here, and the humbleness and filth of human beings are under the towering ancient trees and beside the clear...

    • By Angus 2023-05-14 04:18:20

      Now revisiting it, it is actually in English. Many years ago, at least ten years, actually 10 years! More than ten years have passed! ! ! I watched it at my brother's house, but I didn't know why it was a little repulsive, but with my brother, the more I watched it, the better it looked. I felt that a cartoon could be linked to environmental protection. It's amazing! The feeling comes again, and if the environment is destroyed in this way, it will eventually lead to the demise of mankind. ....

    • By Hailee 2023-05-09 23:23:26

      understanding...

    Movie plot

    The story takes place in the 14th to 16th centuries, when the Muromachi shogunate in Kyoto was weak in ruling power, and the samurai overwhelmed the nobles. In terms of culture, both the culture of the nobility and the martial arts is influenced by Zen Buddhism. At the end of the 14th century, the Kitayama culture represented by the Kinkakuji Temple was forced to live in seclusion to the northeast of Honshu by the people of the Silver...
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    Plot

    Hayao Miyazaki regards "human" and "nature" as two extremes that can never be compromised with each other. However, he is not a complete denialist and pessimist. He is affirmative of human development and use of nature for survival. But what he emphasized is the harmony between man and nature. Therefore, the Ashidaka in the film sympathizes with those people who have to cut forests and mountains and fight against the gods in order to...
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    Think

    The work supervised by Hayao Miyazaki focuses on describing the struggle between mankind and the natural world, and also reveals the cruelty and ruthlessness of human warfare. The human instinct to pursue survival and happiness is the source of conflict with other races in nature, especially after humans have begun to master higher science and technology. In the writings of Master Hayao Miyazaki, the relationship between people and...
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    Music

    The original soundtrack of "Princess Mononoke" is Joe Hisaishi's most successful symphony creation, and it is also the most critical one for him to become a world-class film scoring master. In the main melody of the soundtrack, the scene of the cello and the boys' choir is magnificent, and it also blends vocals and strings perfectly. The theme of "Princess Mononoke" in Hayao Miyazaki's works is heavy, the content is considered to be...
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    General comment

    "Princess Mononoke" played the strongest voice of the era of mankind and nature, war and peace, survival and development. In this work, in addition to the heavy and far-reaching theme, the twists and turns of the fantasy plot, and the magnificent emotional music, the depiction of the verdant and secluded forest of mountain beasts guarded by the princess Mononoke is also truly amazing. In this vibrant natural treasure, there are apes,...
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    Movie quotes

    • Jigo: Well, I give up. Can't win against fools.

    • San, The Princess Mononoke: Even if all the trees grow back, it won't be his forest anymore. The Forest Spirit is dead.

      Prince Ashitaka: Never. He is life itself. He isn't dead, San. He is here with us now, telling us, it's time for both of us to live.

    • San, The Princess Mononoke: [seeing the humans cutting down trees] Why chop the trees down?

      Moro: [about the boars] To make them angry. Which makes them stupid.