Special Program
Princess Mononoke
Inflicted with a deadly curse, the young warrior Ashitaka heads west in search of a cure. There, he stumbles into a bitter conflict between Lady Eboshi, the proud people of Iron Town, and the enigmatic Princess Mononoke, a young girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the humans from destroying her home and the forest spirits and animal gods who live there.
1997, 133 Minutes, Rated PG-13, Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, In Japanese with English subtitles
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"Beautifully constructed and painstakingly written, this is about as close to a perfect animated epic as you're likely to get."
- Melanie McFarland, SEATTLE TIMES -
"Done mostly in the style of hand-painted classic animation, with occasional digital assists, "Princess Mononoke is indeed a thing of beauty and imagination."
- Jack Mathews, NEW YORK DAILY TIMES -
"You'll see why, in animation circles, Miyazaki himself is considered one of the gods."
- David Ansen, NEWSWEEK -
"Some of the images in Princess Mononoke are not just unforgettable, they're almost edible in their vibrantly colored beauty. I haven't taken in animation quite so hungrily since I was a kid watching Disney features for the first few times."
- Joe Morgenstern, WALL STREET JOURNAL