---
title: 'Princess Mononoke (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hayao Miyazaki'
released: '1997-07-12'
runtime_minutes: 128
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Animation'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/princess-mononoke-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119698/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Princess Mononoke (1997)

1997 · PG-13 · 128 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action, Animation · Japan

Original title: もののけ姫
Part of: Studio Ghibli Feature Films

## Synopsis

Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Set in the Muromachi period of Japanese history, the film follows Ashitaka, a young Emishi prince who journeys west to cure his cursed arm and becomes embroiled in the conflict between the forest of the gods and a nearby town, as well as the feud between Lady Eboshi, the town's leader, and San, a human girl raised by wolves. Produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho, it stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijō, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori, and Hisaya Morishige.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayao-miyazaki)
- **Screenplay:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayao-miyazaki)
- **Editor:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayao-miyazaki), [Takeshi Seyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-seyama)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Hisaishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hisaishi)
- **Producer:** [Toshio Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-suzuki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Atsushi Okui](https://cinepixo.com/people/atsushi-okui)

## Cast

- [Yōji Matsuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoji-matsuda) as Ashitaka
- [Hisaya Morishige](https://cinepixo.com/people/hisaya-morishige)
- [Yuriko Ishida](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuriko-ishida) as San
- [Tsunehiko Kamijō](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsunehiko-kamijo)
- [Sumi Shimamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/sumi-shimamoto)
- [Takako Fuji](https://cinepixo.com/people/takako-fuji)
- [Akihiro Miwa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akihiro-miwa) as Moro
- [Masahiko Nishimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiko-nishimura) as Kohroku
- [Mitsuko Mori](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuko-mori)
- [Kaoru Kobayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaoru-kobayashi)
- [Yūko Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuko-tanaka) as Lady Eboshi

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Official site: https://www.ghibli.jp/works/mononoke/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/princess-mononoke-1997
Film facts: Wikidata (Q186572); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.