Princess Mononoke

A beautifully realized tale of civilization versusnature, PRINCESS MONONOKE is a true epic by Japan's master animator HayaoMiyazaki. While protecting his village from a rampaging boar-god, the warriorAshitaka (Billy Crudup) is cursed with a rapidly spreading scar that threatensto end his life. Seeking a cure and a reason for the animal-god's attack, hejourneys into the sacred depths of the Great Forest Spirit's realm. On the edgeof this once serene forest, however, the Tatara clan have begun to destroy thesurrounding land to produce iron. In retaliation, San (Claire Danes), theadopted daughter of the wolf-god Moro (Gillian Anderson), has begun raiding theTatara fortress to stop their encroachment. Soon Ashitaka is caught in themiddle and must stop the war between the humans and the forest dwellers beforethey destroy each other.

Miyazaki, who was personally responsible for80,000 of the film's 144,000 hand drawings, uses the story's lush feudal settingas a character unto itself, filling the screen with vast mountainous landscapesand gorgeous wooded glens that recall his early film, NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OFTHE WIND. The film also features battle sequences that are reminiscent of thestunning live action warfare in Akira Kurosawa's RAN. The startlingly fluidmovements of these mythological characters are detailed far beyond any otherhand-animated production, easily making this one of the most spectacularanimated films ever made.

Region 0
Keep Case
Single Side - DualLayer
Letterboxed - Anamorphic -1.85:1
Audio:
DolbyDigital 5.1 - Japanese
Dolby Digital 5.1 -English