In Muromachi Japan, an Emishi village is attacked by a hideous demon. The last Emishi prince, Ashitaka, kills it before it reaches the village, but it grasps his arm and curses him before its death. The curse grants him … See more

Princess Mononoke marked the first time Miyazaki explored a jidaigeki style – a period drama focusing on the lives of historic Japanese … See more

Princess Mononoke was released theatrically in Japan on July 12, 1997.
Since Walt Disney Studios had made a distribution deal with Tokuma Shoten for Studio Ghibli's films in 1996, it was the first film from Studio Ghibli along with Castle in the Sky See more

Development
Miyazaki composed the preliminary ideas for what would become Princess Mononoke shortly … See more

Environment
The film centers on the adventure of Ashitaka as he journeys to the west to undo a fatal curse … See more

As with many of Miyazaki's previous films, the film's score was composed by Joe Hisaishi. According to McCarthy, the development of the score involved a much closer collaboration between the two than on previous works. Hisaishi first composed an See more

Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 117 critic reviews are positive, with an … See more