Princess Mononoke (1997)

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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. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

• Released: 1997-07-12
• Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
• Runtime: 2h 14m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.3/10 from 9,312 votes

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Top cast

• Yoji Matsuda as Ashitaka (voice)
• Yuriko Ishida as San / Kaya (voice)
• Yuko Tanaka as Eboshi Gozen (voice)
• Kaoru Kobayashi as Jikobo (voice)
• Masahiko Nishimura as Kouroku (voice)
• Tsunehiko Kamijô as Gonza (voice)
• Akihiro Miwa as Mrs. Moro (voice)
• Mitsuko Mori as Mrs. Hii (voice)
• Hisaya Morishige as Chief of Affairs (voice)
• Sumi Shimamoto as Toki (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Princess Mononoke

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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