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Princess Mononoke 1997 Characters3/28/2021
Moro intervenes and Ashitaka dives into the corruption, saving San.The film stars the voices of Yji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori and Hisaya Morishige.The story follows a young Emishi prince named Ashitaka, and his involvement in a struggle between the gods of a forest and the humans who consume its resources.
The term Mononoke ( ), or, is not a name, but a Japanese word for supernatural, shape-shifting beings that possess people and cause suffering, disease, or death. It was a critical and commercial blockbuster, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan of 1997, and also held Japans box office record for domestic films until 2001s Spirited Away, another Miyazaki film. It was dubbed into English with a script by Neil Gaiman, and initially distributed in North America by Miramax, where it sold well on DVD and video, despite a poor box office performance, thereby greatly increasing Ghiblis popularity and influence outside Japan. ![]() The curse gives him superhuman strength, but will eventually spread through his body and kill him. ![]() ![]() Before Ashitaka leaves, his sister, Kaya, 3 gives him her crystal dagger so that he will not forget her. Nearby, men herd oxen to Irontown (Tataraba in Japanese), led by Lady Eboshi, and repel an attack by a wolf pack led by the wolf goddess Moro. Ashitaka discovers two injured Irontown men and carries them through the forest, where he encounters many kodama and glimpses the Forest Spirit. In Irontown, Ashitaka learns that Eboshi built the town by clearcutting forests to claim ironsand and produce iron, leading to conflicts with the forest gods and Asano, a local daimy. Irontown is a refuge for social outcasts, including lepers employed to manufacture firearms; it was one of these guns that had wounded Nago. Eboshi also explains that San was raised by the wolves as one of their own and resents humankind. As Ashitaka leaves, he is unintentionally shot by a villager, but the curse gives him the strength to carry San out of the village. San awakens and prepares to kill the weakened Ashitaka, but hesitates when he tells her that she is beautiful. She takes him to the forest, and decides to trust him after the Forest Spirit saves his life. A boar clan, led by the blind boar god Okkoto, plans to attack Irontown to save the forest. Eboshi prepares for battle and sets out to kill the Forest Spirit with Jigo, who is working for the government; she intends to give the gods head to the Emperor in return for protection from Lord Asano. According to legend, the Forest Spirits head grants immortality. The boar clan is annihilated in battle, and Okkoto is corrupted by his wounds. Jigos men disguise themselves in boar skins and trick the rampaging Okkoto into leading them to the Forest Spirit. San tries to stop Okkoto, but is swept up in his demonic corruption.
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