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{{Infobox film
| name           = Princess Mononoke
| native_name    = {{Infobox Japanese
 | kanji         = もののけ姫
 | revhep        = Mononoke-hime}}
| image          = Princess Mononoke Japanese poster.png
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| alt            = A young girl wearing an outfit has blood on her mouth and holds a mask and a knife along with a spear . Behind her is a large white wolf. Text below reveals the film's title and credits.
| director       = [[Hayao Miyazaki]]
| producer       = [[Toshio Suzuki (producer)|Toshio Suzuki]]
| writer         = Hayao Miyazaki
| screenplay     = 
| story          = 
| based_on       = 
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Yōji Matsuda]]
* [[Yuriko Ishida]]
* [[Yūko Tanaka]]
* [[Kaoru Kobayashi (actor)|Kaoru Kobayashi]]
* [[Masahiko Nishimura]]
* [[Tsunehiko Kamijō]]
* [[Akihiro Miwa]]
* [[Mitsuko Mori]]
* [[Hisaya Morishige]]
}}
| narrator       = 
| music          = [[Joe Hisaishi]]
| cinematography = Atsushi Okui
| editing        = [[Takeshi Seyama]]
| studio         = [[Studio Ghibli]]
| distributor    = [[Toho]]
| released       = {{Film date|1997|07|12}}
| runtime        = 133&nbsp;minutes
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese
| budget         = {{Plainlist|
* {{¥|2.35 billion|link=yes}}
* ({{US$|23.5 million|long=no|link=yes}})}}
| gross          = {{US$|194.3 million|long=no}}<ref name="Ghibli2020"/>
}}

{{Nihongo|'''''Princess Mononoke'''''|もののけ姫|''[[Mononoke]]-[[hime]]''|extra=|lead=yes}} is a 1997 Japanese animated [[Epic film|epic]] [[historical drama|historical]] [[fantasy film]] written and directed by [[Hayao Miyazaki]] and animated by [[Studio Ghibli]] for [[Tokuma Shoten]], [[Nippon Television Network]] and [[Dentsu]]. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori, and Hisaya Morishige.

Set in the late [[Muromachi period]] of Japan (approximately 1336 to 1573 AD) and including fantasy elements, the story follows a young [[Emishi]] prince named Ashitaka, and his involvement in a struggle between the gods (''[[kami]]'') and spirits (''[[yōkai]]'') of a forest against the humans who consume its resources. The film deals with a recurrent theme in Studio Ghibli work: [[environmentalism]] as a reaction against [[industrialization|over-industrialization]] within the context of [[Shintoism]], [[animism]], and [[Japanese folklore|folklore]].<ref>The Guardian: ‘I’m really serious this time!’: have Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli made their final masterpiece? [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/09/boy-and-the-heron-final-studio-ghibli-film-hayao-miyazaki]</ref><ref>The Guardian: ‘Irreplaceable’: will Hayao Miyazaki, Japan’s animation auteur, ever retire? [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/15/the-boy-and-the-heron-can-hayao-miyazaki-auteur-of-animation-ever-retire]</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/28/studio-ghibli-ranked-netflix-princess-mononoke-spirited-away The Guardian: Studio Ghibli films]</ref>

''Princess Mononoke'' was released in Japan on July 12, 1997, by [[Toho]], and in the United States on October 29, 1999. A critical and commercial success, the film became the highest-grossing film in Japan of 1997, and also held Japan's box office record for domestic films until 2001's ''[[Spirited Away]]'', another Miyazaki film. It was [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] into English with a script by [[Neil Gaiman]] and initially distributed in North America by [[Miramax]], where it sold well on home media despite not performing strongly at the box office.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 20, 2021 |title=How Spirited Away Changed Animation Forever |url=https://time.com/6081937/spirited-away-changed-animation-studio-ghibli/ |access-date=August 22, 2023 |magazine=Time |language=en |archive-date=August 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805005044/https://time.com/6081937/spirited-away-changed-animation-studio-ghibli/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film greatly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Stephen |title=Princess Mononoke: The masterpiece that flummoxed the US |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220713-princess-mononoke-the-masterpiece-that-flummoxed-the-us |access-date=August 22, 2023 |publisher=BBC |language=en |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822101308/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220713-princess-mononoke-the-masterpiece-that-flummoxed-the-us |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=5 reasons to celebrate Princess Mononoke: Hayao Miyazaki's animated masterpiece turns 20 |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/five-reasons-princess-mononoke-hayao-miyazaki-ghibli |access-date=August 22, 2023 |publisher=British Film Institute |date=July 12, 2017 |language=en |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822102810/https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/five-reasons-princess-mononoke-hayao-miyazaki-ghibli |url-status=live}}</ref>
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== Plot ==
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In [[Muromachi period|Muromachi]] Japan, an [[Emishi]] village is attacked by a hideous [[Yōkai|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 superhuman strength, but it also causes him pain and it will eventually kill him. The villagers discover that the demon was a [[animal worship#Hunting cults|boar god]], corrupted by an iron ball lodged in his body. The village's wise woman, Hī-sama, tells Ashitaka that he may find a cure in the western lands that the demon came from, and that he cannot return to his homeland.

Heading west, Ashitaka meets Jigo, an opportunistic monk who tells Ashitaka he may find help from the [[animism|Great Forest Spirit]], a  [[animal worship#Deer|deer-like animal god]] by day and a giant [[Daidarabotchi|Nightwalker]] by night. Nearby, men on a cliffside herd oxen to their home of Iron Town, led by Lady Eboshi, and repel an attack by a wolf pack led by the [[animal worship#Wolf|wolf goddess]] Moro, whom Eboshi wounds with a gunshot. Riding one of the wolves is San, a human girl. Down below, Ashitaka encounters San and the wolves, who rebuff his greeting. He then rescues two of the men fallen from the cliff and transports them back through the forest, where he briefly glimpses the Great Forest Spirit.

Ashitaka and the survivors arrive at Iron Town, where he is greeted with fascination. Iron Town is a refuge for outcasts and [[leper]]s employed to process iron and create firearms, such as [[hand cannon]]s and [[Matchlock|matchlock muskets]]. Ashitaka learns that the town was built by [[clearcutting]] forests to mine the iron, leading to conflicts with Asano, a [[daimyō]] (''[[kanrei]]''<ref name="program"/>), and a giant boar god named Nago. Eboshi admits that she shot Nago, incidentally turning him into the demon that attacked Ashitaka's village. She also reveals that San — dubbed [[hime|Princess]] [[Mononoke]], a supernatural spirit of retribution — was raised by the wolves and hates humankind.

San infiltrates Iron Town and fights Eboshi, but Ashitaka intervenes and subdues them both. Amidst the hysteria, a villager with a firearm shoots him, but the curse gives him strength to carry San out of the village. San wakes and tries killing the weakened Ashitaka, but hesitates when he compliments her beauty. She decides to trust him after the Forest Spirit heals his bullet wound that night. The next day, a boar clan led by the blind god Okkoto plans to attack Iron Town to save the forest. Eboshi sets out to kill the Forest Spirit with Jigo. Eboshi intends to give the god's head to the [[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] (who believes it will grant him immortality) in return for protection from Asano, while Jigo desires the large reward being offered.

Ashitaka recovers and finds Iron Town besieged by Asano's [[samurai]] and ''[[jizamurai]]''.<ref name="program">{{Cite book |date=July 12, 1997 |title=宮崎駿 監督作品 もののけ姫 (Japanese souvenir program booklet) |publisher=[[Toho]] |pages=6, 9–10 |quote=ただあそこに来たのは、"アサノ公方"って言ってますから、管領とか由緒正しい侍だから、 (p.6), 侍 鉄を狙ってタタラ場を狙う領主アサノの武者達 (p.6), 地侍たちが攻めかかってくるのは、別に悪いことでも何でもない。 (pp.9-10) |language=ja}}</ref> The boar clan has been annihilated in battle, and Okkoto is badly wounded. Jigo's men trick Okkoto into leading them to the Forest Spirit. San tries stopping Okkoto but is swept up as his pain corrupts him into a demon. As everyone clashes at the pool of the Forest Spirit, Ashitaka rescues San while the Forest Spirit euthanizes Moro and Okkoto. As it begins to transform into the Nightwalker Eboshi decapitates it. Jigo steals the head, while the Forest Spirit's body bleeds ooze that spreads over the land and kills anything it touches. The forest and its spirits begin to die. Moro's head briefly comes alive and bites off Eboshi's right arm, but she survives. An enraged San tries killing Eboshi, but is stopped by Ashitaka, who consoles her and encourages her not to give up.

After Iron Town is evacuated, Ashitaka and San pursue Jigo and retrieve the head, returning it to the Forest Spirit. The Spirit dies but its form washes over the land, healing it and lifting Ashitaka's curse. Ashitaka stays to help rebuild Iron Town, but promises San he will visit her in the forest. Eboshi vows to build a better town and the forest begins to regrow.
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== Voice cast ==
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! scope="col" width="25%" | Japanese 
! scope="col" width="25%" | Japanese
! scope="col" width="25%" | English
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! scope="row" | Ashitaka
| {{Nihongo|2=アシタカ|3=Ashitaka}}|| [[Yōji Matsuda]] || [[Billy Crudup]]
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! scope="row" | San
| {{Nihongo|2=サン|3=San}}|| [[Yuriko Ishida]] || [[Claire Danes]]
|-
! scope="row" | Lady Eboshi
| {{Nihongo|2=エボシ御前|3=Eboshi Gozen}}|| [[Yūko Tanaka]] || [[Minnie Driver]]
|-
! scope="row" | Jigo
| {{Nihongo|2=ジコ坊|3=Jiko-bō}}|| [[Kaoru Kobayashi (actor)|Kaoru Kobayashi]] || [[Billy Bob Thornton]]
|-
! scope="row" | Toki
| {{Nihongo|2=トキ|3=Toki}}|| [[Sumi Shimamoto]] || [[Jada Pinkett Smith]]
|-
! scope="row" | Kohroku
| {{Nihongo|2=甲六|3=Kōroku}}|| [[Masahiko Nishimura]] || [[John DeMita]]
|-
! scope="row" | Gonza
| {{Nihongo|2=ゴンザ|3=Gonza}}|| [[Tsunehiko Kamijō]] || [[John DiMaggio]]
|-
! scope="row" | Moro
| {{Nihongo|2=モロの君|3=Moro no Kimi}}|| [[Akihiro Miwa]] || [[Gillian Anderson]]
|-
! scope="row" | ''Hii-sama''
| {{Nihongo|2=ヒイ様|3=Hī-sama}}|| [[Mitsuko Mori]] || [[Debi Derryberry]]
|-
! scope="row" | Okkoto
| {{Nihongo|2=乙事主|3=Okkoto-nushi}}|| [[Hisaya Morishige]] || [[Keith David]]
|-
! scope="row" | Nago
| {{Nihongo|2=ナゴの守|3=Nago no Kami}}|| Makoto Sato || rowspan="3" {{Unknown}}
|-
! scope="row" | Wolf
| {{Nihongo|2=山犬|3=Yama-inu}}|| Tetsu Watanabe
|-
! scope="row" | ''Ushikai''
| {{Nihongo|2=牛飼いの長|3=Ushikai no Osa}}|| Akira Nagoya
|-
|}
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== Development ==
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=== Production ===

[[File:Shiratani Unsui Gorge 17.jpg|thumb|left|Some of the film's natural scenery was inspired by Miyazaki's visit to the forests of [[Yakushima]].{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=189}}|upright=1.1]]

Miyazaki composed the preliminary ideas for what would become ''Princess Mononoke'' shortly after the release of his first film ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]''{{nbsp}}(1979),{{sfn|Denison|2018|p=3}} drawing sketches of a princess living in the woods with a beast.{{sfn|McCarthy|2002|p=182}} After unsuccessfully proposing the project to several production companies, Miyazaki published his concepts in a 1983 book,{{sfn|Greenberg|2018|p=136}} republished in 2014 as ''Princess Mononoke: The First Story''.{{sfn|Green|2014}} While being set in Japan, the concept had strong similarities to the fairy tale "[[Beauty and the Beast]]"{{nbsp}}(1740). According to film scholar [[Rayna Denison]], the differences that can be discerned between the original idea and the final film demonstrate the radical change of Miyazaki's filmmaking philosophies.{{sfn|Denison|2018|p=3}} Upon the completion of his [[manga]] series ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (manga)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]''{{nbsp}}(1994), Miyazaki began work on the project proposal for the film in April 1994.{{sfnm|McCarthy|2002|1p=185|Napier|2018|2p=176}} However, encountering [[writer's block]] in December of that year, he decided to take a break from the production and direct the short film ''[[On Your Mark]]''{{nbsp}}(1995) as a side project.{{sfnm|Greenberg|2018|1p=140|McCarthy|2002|2p=185}} Miyazaki returned to the film and began working on the storyboards in April 1995.{{sfn|McCarthy|2002|p=185}}

To achieve the environmental depiction that he was seeking to portray, Miyazaki and four art directors visited the island of [[Yakushima]] in May 1995.{{sfn|Yanagihara|2018}} Additionally, art director [[Kazuo Oga]] went to the [[Shirakami-Sanchi]] mountains, which had already inspired some environments in ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind''.{{sfn|McCarthy|2002|p=186}}

Miyazaki did not want to create an accurate history of [[Medieval Japan]], and wanted to "portray the very beginnings of the seemingly insoluble conflict between the natural world and modern industrial civilization." Despite being set during the Muromachi period, the actual time period of ''Princess Mononoke'' depicts a "symbolic neverwhen clash of three proto-Japanese races (the [[Jomon]], [[Yamato people|Yamato]] and [[Emishi]])."{{sfn|Clements|McCarthy|2015|p=653}}

=== Animation ===

''Princess Mononoke'' was produced with a budget of {{JPY|2.35 billion}} ({{USD|19.6 million}}; {{USD|36.6 million}} in 2023), making it the most expensive Japanese animation at the time.{{sfn|Schilling|1999|p=5}} The film used 144,000 [[cel]]s, 80,000 of them being [[key animation]] frames, more than any other Studio Ghibli film.{{sfnm|Schilling|1999|1p=5|Toyama}} Miyazaki is estimated to have drawn or retouched nearly 80,000 cels himself.{{sfn|Denison|2018|pp=8–9}} The animation production commenced in July 1995.{{sfn|McCarthy|2002|p=185}} The final storyboards were finished in June 1997.{{sfn|McCarthy|2002|p=185}}

=== Computer graphics ===

[[File:Mononoke hime cgi.png|thumb|[[3D rendering]] was used to create writhing demon flesh that was [[Digital compositing|digitally composited]] onto a [[Hand-drawn animation|hand-drawn]] Ashitaka.{{sfn|Denison|2023|p=114}}|upright=1.1]]

''Princess Mononoke'' was realized with a combination of [[hand-drawn animation]] and [[computer-generated imagery]]; approximately five minutes of the film were animated entirely using digital processes. A further ten minutes use [[digital ink and paint]], a technique used in all subsequent Studio Ghibli films.{{sfnm|Denison|2018|1p=13|Napier|2018|2p=177}} The company's hand-drawn methods were becoming outdated by the late 1990s,{{sfn|Denison|2023|pp=106–107}} and in a 1997 interview with members of the computer graphics team at Studio Ghibli, they felt that the adoption was made largely out of necessity.<ref>{{harvnb|Shimamura|Sugano|1997}}, cited in {{harvnb|Denison|2023|p=107}}.</ref> While Studio Ghibli had already begun experimenting with digital techniques a few years prior on ''[[Pom Poko]]''{{nbsp}}(1994), its computer graphics department was opened during the production of ''Princess Mononoke''.{{sfn|Denison|2023|p=1018}}

Miyazaki's distaste for digital animation techniques were well-known in Japan before the film's release, so his use of computer graphics came as a surprise to audiences.{{sfn|Denison|2023|p=107}} The decision to use computer graphics was made early in the production at his request, starting with the opening sequence with the demon god.{{sfn|Denison|2018|p=12}} Certain sequences in the film were created using 3D tools, then processed to resemble a traditionally-animated sequence using a program called Toon Shader.{{sfn|Denison|2023|p=113}} Some of this work was outsourced to the animation studio [[Toyo Links]].<ref>{{harvnb|Clements|2013|p=200}}, cited in {{harvnb|Denison|2023|p=108}}.</ref> Three broad categories of digital techniques were applied to the animation: use of digital ink and paint to finish coloring hand-drawn frames, [[3D rendering]] and [[digital compositing]], which put the hand-drawn images in a three-dimensional environment to create more visual depth, and [[morphing]] and [[particle effects]], which create additional detail and smoother transitions.{{sfnm|Denison|2018|p1=12|Denison|2023|p2=113}} {{ill|Yoshinori Sugano|ja|菅野嘉則}}, head of the computer graphics department, recalled that the most involved use of digital techniques were to mask the transitions between the digital and hand-drawn elements on screen. Some characters, particularly the gods, alternate being rendered with each approach between shots.{{sfn|Denison|2023|p=114}}
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== Themes ==
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=== Conflicts of nature, technology, and humanity ===

[[Environmentalism]] is a central theme of ''Princess Mononoke'',{{sfnm|Napier|2018|1p=xiii|2a1=Odell|2a2=Le Blanc|2y=2009|2p=109}} and the violent schism between the people of Irontown and the forest spirits are an allegory of the modern conflicts of human industry with the natural world.{{sfn|Thevenin|2013|p=160}} In a 1998 interview at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]], Miyazaki stated that he "meant to state [his] objection to the way environmental issues are treated",<ref>{{harvnb|Miyazaki|2014|pp=85–86}}, cited in {{harvnb|Denison|2018|p=3}}.</ref> referring to the general exclusion of humanity's role in environmental discourse in Japan.{{sfn|Denison|2018|pp=3–4}} Setting the film in the Muromachi period allowed him to depict the country before it had been deforested and altered by rice agriculture,{{sfn|Denison|2018|p=4}} and positions the film within the moment of history when "humankind pushed nature into submission", according to the animation writers [[Jonathan Clements]] and [[Helen McCarthy]].{{sfn|Clements|McCarthy|2015|p=653}} The film scholars Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc wrote that the film simultaneously mounts a criticism of humanity's mistreatment of the natural world and "grudgingly admits" that some disputes are inevitable to facilitate technological progress.{{sfn|Odell|Le Blanc|2009|p=109}} The film presents several themes similarly to the manga ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', which Miyazaki had completed in 1994,{{sfn|Napier|2018|pp=176–177}} namely the "environmental catastrophe, the role of technology and warfare, and human interactions with nonhuman species", according to Napier.{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=182}} The film scholar [[Raz Greenberg]] also found similarities with Miyazaki's earlier manga ''[[Shuna's Journey]]''{{nbsp}}(1983), which he wrote created the "narrative frame" upon which ''Princess Mononoke''{{'s}} plot is built; both works feature the protagonists leaving their homes, witnessing the depravities of humanity, and entering the domain of gods.{{sfn|Greenberg|2018|pp=137–138}}

Benjamin Thevenin, a media arts scholar, analyzed the film within the idiosyncratic context of [[melodrama]] and wrote that the "nuanced environmental perspective" that Miyazaki seeks to communicate is accomplished through an effective use of conventional techniques of the dramatic style.{{sfn|Thevenin|2013|p=160}} For example, he noted the film presented novel and complex animation techniques with a focus on action sequences and drew a parallel to the use of spectacle as a device in conventional melodramatic works.{{sfn|Thevenin|2013|p=161}} While Irontown is shown to be a haven for downtrodden members of society, who have the opportunity to live honest lives and enjoy fair treatment from Eboshi,{{sfnm|Greenberg|2018|1p=137|Thevenin|2013|2p=161}} the conflict arises from the harm that the settlement causes to the surrounding environment. Greenberg identified this dynamic as a marked increase in complexity from Miyazaki's earlier works, which typically presented a [[utopian]] model as an answer to social issues.{{sfn|Greenberg|2018|p=137}} Additionally, the film portrays internal strife within parties on both sides of the conflict: the different clans of spirits disagree on how to handle the conflict and the humans war amongst themselves for various reasons.{{sfn|Thevenin|2013|pp=161–162}} According to the film critic [[Roger Ebert]], ''Princess Mononoke'' is not a "simplistic tale of good and evil, but the story of how humans, forest animals, and nature gods all fight for their share of the new emerging order."{{sfn|Ebert|1999b}}

=== Heterogeneity of society ===

Napier wrote that "the sense of a broken heterogeneous world is stridently manifest" within ''Princess Mononoke''.{{sfn|Napier|2005|p=232}} Although some aspects of the film's storytelling align with the tropes of melodrama, the complexity to which Miyazaki develops the characters and his eschewal of a definite narrative resolution stand in contrast to the typical approach to a melodramatic style, which may use stereotypes and straightforward morals in service of the allegorical plot.{{sfn|Thevenin|2013|p=161}} In a speech in 2016, Miyazaki explained that he was inspired to portray people living with leprosy, "said to be an incurable disease caused by bad karma", after visiting the [[Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium]] near his home in Tokyo.{{sfn|Kitano|2016}} Miyazaki attributed this to his experience of making his previous film, ''[[Porco Rosso]]''{{nbsp}}(1992), and the [[wars in the former Yugoslavia]], which he cited as an example of humankind never learning, making it difficult for him to go back to making a film such as ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]''{{nbsp}}(1989), where he explained: "It felt like children were being born to this world without being blessed. How could we pretend to them that we're happy?"{{sfn|Jolin|2009}}
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== Style ==
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''Princess Mononoke'' marked the first time Miyazaki explored a ''[[jidaigeki]]'' style – a [[period drama]] focusing on the lives of historic Japanese peoples.{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=176}} According to Napier, the film presents a much "grimmer" tone than his previous works, inspired by Japanese literary classic ''[[Hōjōki]]''{{nbsp}}(1212).{{sfn|Napier|2018|pp=180–181}} The film also subverts many traditional elements of the ''jidaigeki'' genre, such as the portrayals of the Emperor and the samurai as sacred and noble.{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=183}} Additionally, Miyazaki chooses not to follow typical depictions of the Muromachi period such as the development of high culture or [[Zen]] aesthetics in [[Kyoto]],{{sfn|Napier|2005|p=233}} opting to focus on the beauty and danger of the natural landscape.{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=185}} Additionally, the film exaggerates the historical perspective in order to facilitate the narrative; Irontown, for example, is inspired primarily by metalworking settlements in China,<ref>{{harvnb|Miyazaki|2014|p=64}}, cited in {{harvnb|Denison|2018|p=4}}.</ref> and the clothing of the girls in Ashitaka's village are influenced by styles from Bhutan and Thailand.<ref>{{harvnb|Miyazaki|2002|p=166}}, cited in {{harvnb|Yoshioka|2018|p=30}}.</ref> However, according to animation scholar [[Helen McCarthy]], Miyazaki was drawn to the period as the Japanese people "began to feel they could control nature, rather than placate or worship it".{{sfn|McCarthy|2002|p=185}}
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== Release ==
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=== Marketing and Japanese release ===

The promotional strategy was spearheaded by the film's producer, [[Toshio Suzuki]], who by 1997 had already developed relationships within the media industry while promoting previous Studio Ghibli releases.{{sfn|Yoshioka|2018|p=33}} Napier noted that the marketing put the film under the Studio Ghibli brand for the first time – as opposed to previous works that were labeled primarily as Miyazaki films – which she felt reflected Suzuki's rising position as Ghibli's main producer.{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=179}} According to Suzuki, three important elements of the campaign were the repeated use of a recognizable title logo, key imagery from the film, and a tagline.<ref>{{harvnb|Suzuki|2005|p=122}}, cited in {{harvnb|Denison|2018|p=6}}.</ref> The tagline underwent several iterations before, with Suzuki's input, the final phrase was chosen: "Live."{{sfn|Kanō|2006|pp=209–210}} Suzuki also changed the title from the original intention of ''The Legend of Ashitaka'',{{efn|[[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{lang|ja|アシタカの𦻙記}}, [[Hepburn romanization|Hepburn]]: {{transliteration|ja|Hepburn|Ashitaka no Sekki}}. Napier alternatively translated this title as ''The Tale of Ashitaka''.{{sfn|Napier|2018|pp=182–183}} }} without Miyazaki's initial approval, as he found it less interesting.<ref>{{harvnb|McCarthy|2002|p=182}}; {{harvnb|Suzuki|2016|p=71}}, cited in {{harvnb|Napier|2018|p=276|loc=note 12}}.</ref> The budget allotted for the film's promotion was at least {{JPY|2.6 billion}}, even higher than the production budget, making it the largest film advertisement campaign in Japan at the time.{{sfn|Kanō|2006|p=209}} The film scholar [[Shiro Yoshioka]] argued that the commercial success of ''Princess Mononoke'' was essential to make up the large production budget, and the scale of its campaign was significantly expanded from previous films'.{{sfn|Yoshioka|2018|p=33}} A number of preview screenings were organized before the release to advertise the film by word of mouth. 130 of them were originally scheduled and 70 were ultimately held, a number that the film scholar [[Seiji Kanō]] still found "astonishing"; Miyazaki's previous film ''Porco Rosso'' had had only 23 screenings by comparison.<ref>{{harvnb|Kanō|2006|p=210}}, cited in {{harvnb|Yoshioka|2018|p=33}}.</ref>

Following the distribution deal struck between [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] and Studio Ghibli's then–parent company [[Tokuma Shoten]] in 1997, the film would be the first among Miyazaki's works to receive a worldwide release. While the arrangement did extend the studio's reach to new regions, the announcement was made primarily to attract audiences locally.{{sfnm|Napier|2018|1p=179|Denison|2023|2p=173}} Miyazaki also hinted that he might retire following the film's release, further piquing audience interest.{{sfn|Yoshioka|2018|p=34}} The film was marketed as a split between an anime and an [[art house film]] but avoided advertising in the mainstream ahead of its release.{{sfn|Denison|2008|p=106–107}} Denison felt that this choice was indicative of the studio's initial lack of confidence in the film's commercial viability{{sfn|Denison|2008|p=107}} and a perception of its financial riskiness.{{sfn|Denison|2018|pp=5–6}} {{ill|Yasuyoshi Tokuma|ja|徳間康快}}, the head of Tokuma Shoten, said in an interview before the film's release that it would be a "huge success" just to make back the investments that had been put into the film.<ref>Cited in {{harvnb|Denison|2018|p=5}}.</ref> Denison argued, however, that the scale of the marketing campaign that was organized revealed the studio's aim to achieve a commercial success;{{sfn|Denison|2008|p=107}} she interpreted this approach to the release as a "local equivalent of the 'calculated' [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] film."{{sfn|Denison|2018|p=5}}

''Princess Mononoke'' was released theatrically in Japan on July 12, 1997,{{sfn|Galbraith|2008|p=414}} to immense public anticipation.{{sfn|Yoshioka|2018|p=34}} The film was screened at 260 of the country's 1800 cinemas,<ref>{{harvnb|Kanō|2006|p=211}}, cited in {{harvnb|Yoshioka|2018|p=34}}.</ref> many of which reported people queueing to purchase tickets in previously unseen numbers.{{sfn|Yoshioka|2018|p=34}} The Japanese specialist magazine ''[[Animage]]'', which was published by Tokuma Shoten and had been closely associated with Studio Ghibli since the 1980s, released special issues for the film's release, as did several other publications.{{sfnm|Denison|2018|1p=5|Yoshioka|2018|2pp=31–32}} These featured articles from critics and academics covering several aspects of the film's production as well as interviews with key staff.{{sfn|Yoshioka|2018|pp=31–32}} According to Yoshioka, a variety of academics were attracted to write about the film as due to themes such as Japanese cultural history being relatively "easy topics" to cover, but also in response to Miyazaki's growing status as a public intellectual ({{tlit|ja|bunkajin}}) in the Japanese society.{{sfn|Yoshioka|2018|p=32}} Newspapers began to refer to the film's release as the "''Mononoke'' phenomenon",{{sfn|Yoshioka|2018|p=34}} as by the end of its first week, the film had brought in over a million viewers and earned {{JPY|1.5 billion}} at the box office.{{sfn|Kanō|2006|p=212}} Advertising for the film labeled it a blockbuster ({{tlit|ja|daihitto}}) and it increasingly competed with many high-profile films in the Japanese market, including Hollywood imports such as ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]''{{nbsp}}(1997).{{sfnm|McCarthy|2002|1p=185|Denison|2008|2pp=108–109}} By November, it had surpassed {{JPY|9.65 billion}} in [[distribution rental]] sales, breaking the national record previously held by ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''{{nbsp}}(1982).{{sfn|Kanō|2006|p=212}} 12{{nbsp}}million people, a tenth of Japan's population at the time, had come to see the film in theaters during that period.{{sfn|McCarthy|2002|pp=185–186}} A year after the film's release, it had attracted over 14.2{{nbsp}}million viewers{{sfn|Kanō|2006|p=212}} and earned {{JPY|11.3 billion}} in gross revenue,{{sfn|Yoshioka|2018|p=33}} making it the all-time [[List of highest-grossing films in Japan|highest-grossing film in the country]].{{efn|The film was overturned as the highest-grossing film in Japan shortly afterwards by ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]''{{nbsp}}(1997).{{sfn|McCarthy|2002|p=186}} }}

=== English dub and American release ===

In response to demands from Miramax chairman [[Harvey Weinstein]] to edit the film, producer Toshio Suzuki presented Weinstein a prop sword with the verbal message "''Mononoke Hime'', no cut!".{{sfn|Brooks|2005}}{{sfn|Alpert|2020|p=76}} Promotion manager Steve Alpert revealed that Weinstein had wanted to trim the film down from 135 minutes to 90 minutes "despite having promised not to do so".{{sfn|Alpert|2020|pp=141–142}} Weinstein hired [[Neil Gaiman]] to write the English script. Despite Gaiman's independent fame as an author, his role as scriptwriter for the dub was not heavily promoted; Studio Ghibli requested that Miramax remove some executives' names from the poster for the film.{{sfn|Anderson|2019}} On April 29, 2000, the English version of ''Princess Mononoke'' was released theatrically in Japan along with the documentary ''Mononoke hime in U.S.''{{sfn|Galbraith|2008|p=414}} The film had a limited theatrical re-release in the United States during July 2018,{{sfn|Box Office Mojo}} and again during April 2022 for the 25th anniversary of its original Japanese release.{{sfn|Chapman|2022}}

It was the [[List of highest-grossing anime films|highest-grossing anime film]] in the United States in January 2001, but because its US release was only in select theaters, the film did not fare as well financially in the country when released in October 1999. It grossed {{USD|2.2 million}} in its first eight weeks.<ref name="Animerica">{{cite journal |date=March 2001 |title=Anime Radar: News |journal=[[Animerica]] |volume=9 |issue=2 |page=32 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |location=San Francisco, California |issn=1067-0831 |oclc=27130932}}</ref>{{sfn|Box Office Mojo}} The film earned a total of {{USD|11 million}} outside Japan, bringing its worldwide total to {{USD|159 million}} at the time.{{sfn|Box Office Mojo}} On December 6, 2016, [[GKIDS]] announced that it would screen the film in US cinemas on January 5 and 9, 2017, to celebrate its 20th anniversary,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2016-12-05/princess-mononoke-20th-anniversary-comes-to-u.s-cinemas-on-january-5-and-9-only/.109540 |title='Princess Mononoke: 20th Anniversary' Comes to U.S. Cinemas on January 5 and 9 Only |date=December 6, 2016 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028225422/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2016-12-05/princess-mononoke-20th-anniversary-comes-to-u.s-cinemas-on-january-5-and-9-only/.109540 |url-status=live}}</ref> bundled with the ''On Your Mark'' short.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-05/princess-mononoke-to-screen-in-u.s-theaters-with-on-your-mark-short/.109525 |title=Princess Mononoke to Screen in U.S. Theaters With 'On Your Mark' Short |date=December 6, 2016 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-date=January 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104051457/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-05/princess-mononoke-to-screen-in-u.s-theaters-with-on-your-mark-short/.109525 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film's limited US re-release in 2018 grossed {{USD|1.4 million}} over five days, bringing its US total to {{USD|3.7 million}} and worldwide total to {{USD|160 million}}.{{sfn|Box Office Mojo}} {{As of|2020}}, the film has grossed {{USD|194.3 million}}.<ref name="Ghibli2020">{{cite news |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |title=Spirited Away, 3 Other Ghibli Films' Box Office Totals Rose Due to This Year's Revival Screenings |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-15/spirited-away-3-other-ghibli-films-box-office-totals-rose-due-to-this-year-revival-screenings/.167459 |access-date=December 22, 2020 |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=December 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727062431/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-15/spirited-away-3-other-ghibli-films-box-office-totals-rose-due-to-this-year-revival-screenings/.167459 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Home media ===

In Japan, the film was released on [[VHS]] by [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] in 1997, as well as by [[Tokuma Shoten]] in 1998.{{sfn|Nausicaa.net c}} By 2007, ''Princess Mononoke'' sold 4.4{{nbsp}}million DVD units in Japan.{{sfn|Nakamura|2007}}

The DVD release of ''Princess Mononoke'' in North America was not initially to include the Japanese audio track. Multiple online petitions were opened to retain it,{{sfn|Anime News Network|2000a}} and the original August 2000 release was delayed as a result.{{sfn|Anime News Network|2000b}}<ref name=vhsrelease>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=197&page=28 |title=Princess Mononoke (movie) |publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=March 8, 2024}}</ref> Miramax Home Entertainment released the DVD on December 19, 2000, with the original Japanese audio, the English dubbed audio and extras including a trailer and a documentary with interviews from the English dub voice actors.{{sfn|Anime News Network|2000c}} It would then have its sell-through VHS release on March 13, 2001.<ref name=vhsrelease />

[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] released ''Princess Mononoke'' on [[Blu-ray]] on November 18, 2014. In its first week, it sold 21,860 units; by November 23, 2014, it had grossed {{USD|502,332}}.{{sfn|The Numbers}} It was later included in Disney's "The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki" Blu-ray set, released on November 17, 2015.{{sfn|Polo|2015}} [[GKIDS]] re-issued the film on Blu-ray and DVD on October 17, 2017.{{sfn|Giardina|2017}} {{As of|2020|10}}, the film has grossed {{USD|9.2 million}} from Blu-ray sales in the United States.{{sfn|The Numbers}}

In the United Kingdom, the film's Studio Ghibli anniversary release appeared several times on the annual lists of bestselling [[foreign language film]] on [[home video]], ranking number three in 2019, below ''[[Spirited Away]]'' (2001) and ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' (1988).{{sfn|BFI|2020}}
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== Music ==
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{{Infobox album
| name       = Princess Mononoke Soundtrack
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = [[Joe Hisaishi]]
| released   = July 2, 1997
| recorded   = 1997
| genre      = {{Plainlist|[[Anime music]]|[[film score]]}}
| length     = 65:05
| label      = [[Tokuma Shoten|Tokuma Japan Communications]]
| producer   =
| prev_title = Parasite Eve
| prev_year  = 1997
| next_title = Hana-Bi
| next_year  = 1998
}}

As with many of Miyazaki's previous films, the film's score was composed by [[Joe Hisaishi]].{{sfn|McCarthy|2002|p=196}} According to McCarthy, the development of the score involved a much closer collaboration between the two than on previous works. Hisaishi first composed an [[image album]] – a collection of demos and musical sketches that serve as a precursor to the finished score – which was then reworked into the final score, performed by the Tokyo City Philharmonic.<!-- Not to be confused with the Tokyo Philharmonic. -->{{sfnm|McCarthy|2002|1p=189|Caraan|2020}} The unused title ''The Legend of Ashitaka'' was reused for the first song on the soundtrack.{{sfnm|1a1=Matsumoto|1a2=Hamada|1y=2013|2a1=Miyazaki|2y=2009|2pp=272–274}} Tokuma Shoten released the image album in July 1996 and the soundtrack album in July 1997.{{sfn|Hisaishi}} A third version of the soundtrack, arranged for [[symphony orchestra]] and performed by the [[Czech Philharmonic]], was released in 1998.{{sfn|Caraan|2020}}
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== Reception ==
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=== Critical response ===

On the review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 93% of 117 critic reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's consensus reads, "With its epic story and breathtaking visuals, ''Princess Mononoke'' is a landmark in the world of animation."{{sfn|Rotten Tomatoes}} On [[Metacritic]], it has an average score of 76 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indictating "generally favorable reviews".{{sfn|Metacritic}}

''The Daily Yomiuri''{{'}}s [[Aaron Gerow]] called the film a "powerful compilation of Miyazaki's world, a cumulative statement of his moral and filmic concerns."{{sfn|Gerow|1997}} Leonard Klady of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said that ''Princess Mononoke'' "is not only more sharply drawn, it has an extremely complex and adult script" and the film "has the soul of a romantic epic, and its lush tones, elegant score by Joe Hisaishi and full-blooded characterizations give it the sweep of cinema's most grand canvases".{{sfn|Klady|1998}} [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' called ''Princess Mononoke'' "a great achievement and a wonderful experience, and one of the best films of the year", and awarded it a full four stars.{{sfn|Ebert|1999a}} [[Ty Burr]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called the film "a windswept pinnacle of its art" and that it "has the effect of making the average Disney film look like just another toy story".{{sfn|Burr|1999}} [[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said that the film "brings a very different sensibility to animation, a medium [Miyazaki] views as completely suitable for straight dramatic narrative and serious themes."{{sfn|Turan|1999}} In his review, Dave Smith from ''Gamers' Republic'' called it "one of the greatest animated films ever created, and easily one of the best films of 1999".{{sfn|Smith|1999}}

In 2001, ''[[Animage]]'' ranked ''Princess Mononoke'' 47th in their list of the 100 best anime.{{sfn|Anime News Network|2001}} It ranked 488th on ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''{{'}}s list of the 500 greatest films.{{sfn|''Empire''}} [[Time Out (company)|Time Out]] ranked the film 26th on 50 greatest animated films.{{sfn|Time Out}} It also ranked 26 on ''[[Total Film]]''{{'s}} list of 50 greatest animated films.{{sfn|''Total Film''}}

=== Accolades ===

''Princess Mononoke'' was [[List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|submitted by Japan]] to be nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[70th Academy Awards|1998 Academy Awards]] but was ultimately unsuccessful.{{sfn|Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|1997}}

{{Plain row headers}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plain-row-headers"
|-
! scope="col" | Award / Publication
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | ''[[Kinema Junpo]]''
| rowspan="15" style="text-align:center;" | {{dts|1997}}
| Best Ten (Critics' Choice)
| rowspan="2" | ''Princess Mononoke''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Nausicaa.net b}}
|-
| Best Ten (Readers' Choice)
| {{Runner up}}
|-
| Best Director (Readers' Choice)
| {{sort|Miyazaki, Hayao|[[Hayao Miyazaki]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | 52nd [[Mainichi Film Award]]s
| [[Mainichi Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| rowspan="3" | ''Princess Mononoke''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|''Mainichi Shimbun''}}
|-
| [[Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film|Best Animation Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Japanese Movie Fans' Choice
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | 10th [[Nikkan Sports Film Award]]s
| [[Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{sort|Miyazaki, Hayao|[[Hayao Miyazaki]]}}
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Nikkan Sports}}
|-
| [[Nikkan Sports Film Award for Yūjirō Ishihara Award|Yūjirō Ishihara Award]]
| rowspan="4" | ''Princess Mononoke''
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1st [[Japan Media Arts Festival]]
| Grand Prize in Animation
| {{won}}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Nausicaa.net b}}
|-
! scope="row" | 7th [[Tokyo Sports Film Award]]
| [[Tokyo Sports Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Osaka Film Festival]]
| Special Award
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" | 21st {{ill|Fumiko Yamaji Award|ja|山路ふみ子映画賞}}
| Cultural Award
| {{sort|Suzuki, Toshio|[[Toshio Suzuki (producer)|Toshio Suzuki]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Foundation}}
|-
! scope="row" | 15th {{ill|Golden Gross Award|ja|ゴールデングロス賞}}
| Gold Award
| ''Princess Mononoke''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Japan Association of Theater Owners}}
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | [[39th Japan Record Awards]]
| Composition Award
| {{sort|Hisaishi, Joe|[[Joe Hisaishi]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | {{sfn|Japan Composer's Association}}
|-
| Best Album Production
| Music of ''Princess Mononoke''
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | 21st [[Japan Academy Film Prize]]
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | {{dts|1998}}
| [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Picture of the Year|Picture of the Year]]
| ''Princess Mononoke''
| {{won}}{{efn|name=JAFP|text=''Princess Mononoke'' was the first animated film to be nominated for, and receive, this award.{{sfn|Odell|Le Blanc|2009|p=112}} }}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Japan Academy Film Prize}}
|-
| Special Award
| {{sort|Mera, Yoshikazu|[[Yoshikazu Mera]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" | 40th [[Blue Ribbon Awards]]
| [[Blue Ribbon Awards for Special Award|Special Award]]
| rowspan="2" | ''Princess Mononoke''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Nausicaa.net b}}
|-
! scope="row" | 22nd [[Hochi Film Award]]s
| Special Award
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|''Sports Hochi''}}
|-
! scope="row" | 12th {{ill|Takasaki Film Festival|ja|高崎映画祭}}
| Best Director
| {{sort|Miyazaki, Hayao|[[Hayao Miyazaki]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Takasaki Film Festival}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Elan d'or Awards]]
| [[Elan d'or Award Special Prize|Special Prize]]
| ''Princess Mononoke''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Nausicaa.net b}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[28th Annie Awards]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{dts|2000}}
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
| {{sort|Miyazaki, Hayao|[[Hayao Miyazaki]]}}{{efn|name=Annie|text=Awarded for the English-language version of the film.{{sfn|Annie Awards}} }}
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Annie Awards}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[4th Golden Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature|Best Animated or Mixed Media Film]]
| rowspan="3" | ''Princess Mononoke''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|International Press Academy}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[27th Saturn Awards]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{dts|2001}}
| Best Home Video Release
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Saturn Awards}}
|-
! scope="row" | 36th [[Nebula Award]]s
| [[Nebula Award for Best Script|Best Script]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America}}
|}
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== Legacy ==
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According to Napier, ''Princess Mononoke'' is "considered by many to be Miyazaki's most important work".{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=182}} The film's release was a "cultural phenomenon" in Japan,{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=177}} breaking box office records previously held only by Hollywood films, which Denison feels was "reflective of a general trend towards the globalization of anime".{{sfn|Denison|2018|p=1}} [[James Cameron]] cited ''Princess Mononoke'' as an influence on his 2009 film ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]''. He acknowledged that it shares themes with ''Princess Mononoke'', including its clash between cultures and civilizations, and cited ''Princess Mononoke'' as an influence on the ecosystem of [[Pandora (Avatar)|Pandora]].<ref name="sankei">{{cite web |url=http://sankei.jp.mstn.com/entertainments/entertainers/091225/tnr0912250750004-n2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228082425/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/entertainers/091225/tnr0912250750004-n2.htm |archive-date=December 28, 2009 |title=新作「アバター」宮崎アニメにオマージュ Ｊ・キャメロン監督 (New Film ''Avatar'' Homage to Miyazaki's Animated Film: J. Cameron) |access-date=March 10, 2010 |last=Ito |first=Norihiro |date=December 25, 2009 |work=[[Sankei Shimbun]] |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Stage adaptation ===

In 2012, it was announced that Studio Ghibli and British theater company Whole Hog Theatre would be bringing ''Princess Mononoke'' to the stage. It is the first stage adaptation of a Studio Ghibli work.<ref>{{cite news |title=An Anime Hit Is Reborn on the Stage |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2013/04/26/an-anime-hit-is-reborn-on-the-stage/ |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=April 27, 2013 |archive-date=April 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429084820/http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2013/04/26/an-anime-hit-is-reborn-on-the-stage/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The contact between Whole Hog Theatre and Studio Ghibli was facilitated by [[Nick Park]] of [[Aardman Animations]] after he sent footage of Whole Hog performances to Studio Ghibli's [[Toshio Suzuki (producer)|Toshio Suzuki]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Studio Ghibli Explains How UK 'Princess Mononoke' Stage Play Got OKed |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/04/19-1/studio-ghibli-explained-how-uk-princess-mononoked-stage-play-got-oked |publisher=CrunchyRoll |access-date=April 27, 2013 |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402110519/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/04/19-1/studio-ghibli-explained-how-uk-princess-mononoked-stage-play-got-oked |url-status=live}}</ref> The play features large puppets made out of recycled and reclaimed materials.<ref>{{cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: News on the Upcoming Stage Adaptation of Miyazaki Hayao's Anime Classic PRINCESS MONONOKE! |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2012/11/exclusive-news-on-the-upcoming-stage-adaptation-of-miyazaki-hayaos-anime-classic-princess-mononoke.html |publisher=Twitch |access-date=March 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601002522/http://twitchfilm.com/2012/11/exclusive-news-on-the-upcoming-stage-adaptation-of-miyazaki-hayaos-anime-classic-princess-mononoke.html |archive-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref>

The first performances were scheduled for London's [[New Diorama Theatre]] and sold out in 72 hours, a year in advance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Stage Adaptation of 'Princess Mononoke' Coming To London; Sold Out Almost A Year In Advance |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/official-stage-adaptation-of-princess-mononoke-coming-to-london-sold-out-almost-a-year-in-advance/ |publisher=Slash Film |access-date=March 11, 2013 |date=September 24, 2012 |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330155929/http://www.slashfilm.com/official-stage-adaptation-of-princess-mononoke-coming-to-london-sold-out-almost-a-year-in-advance/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Princess Mononoke Comes to London Stage |date=July 19, 2012 |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118581-Princess-Mononoke-Comes-to-London-Stage |work=Escapist Magazine |access-date=March 11, 2013 |archive-date=August 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825075423/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118581-Princess-Mononoke-Comes-to-London-Stage |url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2013, it was announced that the show would transfer to Japan after its first run of shows in London. A second series of performances followed in London after the return from Tokyo. The second run of London performances sold out in four and half hours.<ref>{{cite news |title=Princess Mononoke Stage Play Heads to Japan |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-05/princess-mononoke-stage-play-heads-to-japan |work=Anime News Network |access-date=March 11, 2013 |archive-date=March 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308034700/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-05/princess-mononoke-stage-play-heads-to-japan |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Whole Hog Theatre Announces Further Performances of Princess Mononoke at the New Diorama Theatre, London |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2013-02-21/whole-hog-theatre-announces-further-performances-of-princess-mononoke |work=Anime News Network |access-date=March 11, 2013 |archive-date=November 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106234223/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2013-02-21/whole-hog-theatre-announces-further-performances-of-princess-mononoke |url-status=live}}</ref>
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== Notes ==

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== References ==

=== Citations ===

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=== Book and journal sources ===

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* <!-- Alpert 2020 --> {{cite book |last1=Alpert |first1=Steve |author-link=Steve Alpert |title=Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli |date=2020 |publisher=[[Stone Bridge Press]] |isbn=978-1-6117-2057-0}}
* <!-- Clements 2013 --> {{cite book |last=Clements |first=Jonathan |author-link=Jonathan Clements |title=Anime: A History |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |date=2013 |isbn=978-1-84457-390-5}}
* <!-- Clements & McCarthy 2015 --> {{cite encyclopedia |last1=Clements |first1=Jonathan |author-link1=Jonathan Clements |last2=McCarthy |first2=Helen |author-link2=Helen McCarthy |title=The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation |edition=3rd |year=2015 |orig-year=2006 |publisher=[[Stone Bridge Press]] |isbn=978-1-6117-2018-1 |title-link=The Anime Encyclopedia}}
* <!-- Denison 2008 --> {{cite book |last=Denison |first=Rayna |author-link=Rayna Denison |chapter=The language of the blockbuster: promotion, ''Princess Mononoke'', and the ''daihitto'' in Japanese film culture |editor-last1=Hunt |editor-first1=Leon |editor-last2=Wing-Fai |editor-first2=Leung |title=East Asian Cinemas: Exploring Transnational Connections on Film |publisher=[[I.B. Tauris]] |date=2008 |isbn=978-1-84511-615-6}}
* <!-- Denison 2018 --> {{Cite book |title=Princess Mononoke: Understanding Studio Ghibli's Monster Princess |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Academic]] |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-5013-2976-0 |editor-last=Denison |editor-first=Rayna |editor-link=Rayna Denison |url=https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781501329753}}
** {{harvc |last=Denison |first=Rayna |author-link=Rayna Denison |c=Introducing Studio Ghibli's monster princess: from ''Mononokehime'' to ''Princess Mononoke'' |in=Denison |year=2018 |nb=yes |id=Denison intro}}
** {{harvc |last=Yoshioka |first=Shiro |author-link=Shiro Yoshioka |c=''Princess Mononoke'': a game changer |in=Denison |year=2018 |nb=yes |url=https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-detail?docid=b-9781501329753&pdfid=9781501329753.ch-001.pdf&tocid=b-9781501329753-chapter1}}
* <!-- Denison 2023 --> {{cite book |last=Denison |first=Rayna |author-link=Rayna Denison |date=2023 |title=Studio Ghibli: An Industrial History |publisher=[[Palgrave MacMillan]] |isbn=978-3-031-16843-7}}
* <!-- Galbraith 2008 --> {{cite book |last=Galbraith |first=Stuart IV |title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography |year=2008 |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |isbn=978-1-4616-7374-3}}
* <!-- Greenberg 2018 --> {{Cite book |title=Hayao Miyazaki: Exploring the Early Work of Japan's Greatest Animator |last=Greenberg |first=Raz |author-link=Raz Greenberg |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Academic]] |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-5013-3594-5 |url=https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781501335976&st=hayao+miyazaki}}
* <!-- Kanō 2006 --> {{Cite book |script-title=ja:宮崎駿全書 |last=Kanō |first=Seiji |author-link=Seiji Kanō |publisher=Film Art |year=2006 |language=ja |trans-title=The Complete Hayao Miyazaki |isbn=978-4-8459-0687-1}}
* <!-- McCarthy 2002 --> {{cite book |last=McCarthy |first=Helen |authorlink=Helen McCarthy |year=2002 |orig-year=1999 |title=Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation |publisher=[[Stone Bridge Press]] |isbn=978-1-8806-5641-9}}
* <!-- Miyazaki 1999 --> {{Cite book |title=Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time |last=Miyazaki |first=Hayao |translator-last1=Schilling |translator-first1=Mark |publisher=[[Hachette Books|Hyperion]] |year=1999 |orig-year=1997 |isbn=978-0-7868-6609-0 |author-link=Hayao Miyazaki |translator-link1=Mark Schilling}}
** {{harvc |last=Schilling |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Schilling |c=Introduction |in=Miyazaki |year=1999 |nb=yes}}
* <!-- Miyazaki 2002 --> {{cite book |last=Miyazaki |first=Hayao |authorlink=Hayao Miyazaki |script-title=ja:風の帰る場所ナウシカから千尋までの軌跡 |trans-title=The Place Where the Wind Changes: The Path from Nausicaä to Chihiro |language=ja |year=2002 |publisher=Rockin' On |isbn=978-4-8605-2007-6}}
* <!-- Miyazaki 2009 --> {{Cite book |last=Miyazaki |first=Hayao |authorlink=Hayao Miyazaki |title=Starting Point: 1979–1996 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |year=2009 |orig-year=1996 |translator-last1=Cary |translator-first1=Beth |translator-last2=Schodt |translator-first2=Frederik L. |translator-link2=Frederik L. Schodt |isbn=978-1-4215-6104-2}}
* <!-- Miyazaki 2014 --> {{cite book |last=Miyazaki |first=Hayao |author-link=Hayao Miyazaki |title=Turning Point: 1997–2008 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |year=2014 |orig-year=2008 |translator-last1=Cary |translator-first1=Beth |translator-last2=Schodt |translator-first2=Frederik L. |translator-link2=Frederik L. Schodt |isbn=978-1-9747-2450-5}}
* <!-- Napier 2005 --> {{Cite book |last=Napier |first=Susan J. |author-link=Susan J. Napier |title=Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation |year=2005 |publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]] |isbn=978-1-4039-7051-0 |orig-year=2001 |title-link=Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke}}
* <!-- Napier 2018 --> {{Cite book |title=[[Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art]] |last=Napier |first=Susan J. |authorlink=Susan J. Napier |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |year=2018 |isbn=978-0-3002-2685-0}}
* <!-- Odell & Le Blanc 2009 --> {{Cite book |title=Studio Ghibli: The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata |last1=Odell |first1=Colin |last2=Le Blanc |first2=Michelle |publisher=Kamera |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-84243-279-2}}
* <!-- Suzuki 2005 --> {{cite book |last=Suzuki |first=Toshio |author-link=Toshio Suzuki |script-title=ja:映画道楽 |trans-title=My Film Hobby |lang=ja |publisher=Pia |year=2005 |isbn=978-4-8356-1540-0}}
* {{cite book |last=Suzuki |first=Toshio |author-link=Toshio Suzuki |script-title=ja:ジブリの仲間たち |trans-title=Friends of Ghibli |lang=ja |date=2016 |publisher=[[Shinchosha]] |isbn=978-4-1061-0674-3}}
* <!-- Thevenin 2013 --> {{cite journal |last1=Thevenin |first1=Benjamin |title=''Princess Mononoke'' and beyond: new nature narratives for children |journal=Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture |date=October 1, 2013 |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=147–170 |doi=10.1386/iscc.4.2.147_1}}
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=== Magazine and news sources ===

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* <!-- Anderson 2019 --> {{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Kyle |title=Why people forget Neil Gaiman wrote ''Mononoke''{{'s}} dub |url=https://nerdist.com/article/princess-mononoke-neil-gaiman-hayao-miyazaki-miramax/ |publisher=[[Nerdist]] |date=August 14, 2019 |access-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101081128/https://nerdist.com/article/princess-mononoke-neil-gaiman-hayao-miyazaki-miramax/ |url-status=live }}
* <!-- Brooks 2005 --> {{cite news |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1569689,00.html |title=A god among animators |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 14, 2005 |first=Xan |last=Brooks |access-date=May 22, 2010 |archive-date=June 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625111513/http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1569689,00.html |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Burr 1999 --> {{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1999/10/29/princess-mononoke/ |title=''Princess Mononoke'' Review |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 29, 1999 |access-date=September 14, 2020 |last=Burr |first=Ty |author-link=Ty Burr |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025215927/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64321,00.html |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Caraan 2020 --> {{cite news |url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/4/princess-mononoke-soundtracks-vinyl-release-studio-ghibli |title=''Princess Mononoke'' soundtrack to receive first ever vinyl release |last=Caraan |first=Sophie |publisher=[[Hypebeast (company)|Hypebeast]] |date=April 16, 2020 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128210521/https://hypebeast.com/2020/4/princess-mononoke-soundtracks-vinyl-release-studio-ghibli |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Chapman 2022 --> {{cite web |last1=Chapman |first1=Paul |title=''Princess Mononoke'' 25th Anniversary screenings hit theaters in April |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/23-1/princess-mononoke-25th-anniversary-screenings-hit-theaters-in-april |publisher=[[Crunchyroll]] |access-date=April 4, 2022 |date=March 23, 2022 |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404001432/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/23-1/princess-mononoke-25th-anniversary-screenings-hit-theaters-in-april |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Ebert 1999a --> {{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Director Miyazaki draws American attention |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=October 24, 1999a |url=http://www.industrycentral.net/director_interviews/HM01.HTM |access-date=August 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131080957/http://www.industrycentral.net/director_interviews/HM01.HTM |archive-date=January 31, 2018 |url-status=dead |via=Industry Central}}
* <!-- Ebert 1999b --> {{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/princess-mononoke-1999 |title=''Princess Mononoke'' |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |publisher=Rogerebert.com |date=October 29, 1999b |access-date=January 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306121035/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/princess-mononoke-1999 |url-status=live}}
* <!-- ''Empire'' --> {{cite magazine |url=https://www.empireonline.com/500/3.asp |title=The 500 greatest movies of all time |magazine=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=June 14, 2010 |archive-date=November 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120231503/http://www.empireonline.com/500/3.asp |url-status=dead |ref={{harvid|Empire}} }}
* <!-- Gerow 1997 --> {{cite news |last=Gerow |first=Aaron |date=July 10, 1997 |title=A spirited battle for nature |work=[[Yomiuri Shimbun]] |page=9 |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mh/reviews.html#yomiuri |access-date=January 24, 2024 |via=[[Nausicaa.net]] |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108053338/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mh/reviews.html#yomiuri |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Giardina 2017 --> {{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/gkids-studio-ghibli-ink-home-entertainment-deal-1021746 |title=GKIDS, Studio Ghibli ink home entertainment deal |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 17, 2017 |access-date=July 17, 2017 |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803090028/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/gkids-studio-ghibli-ink-home-entertainment-deal-1021746 |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Green 2014 --> {{Cite news |title=Viz to release Hayao Miyazaki's ''Princess Mononoke: The First Story'' |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2014/3/7/viz-to-release-hayao-miyazakis-princess-mononoke-the-first-story |last=Green |first=Scott |date=March 14, 2014 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |publisher=[[Crunchyroll]] |archive-date=December 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230005301/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2014/3/7/viz-to-release-hayao-miyazakis-princess-mononoke-the-first-story |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Jolin 2009 --> {{cite magazine |last=Jolin |first=Dan |date=September 2009 |title=Miyazaki on Miyazaki: The animation genius on his movies |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/hayao-miyazaki/ |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=May 6, 2015 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415205844/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/hayao-miyazaki/ |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Kitano 2016 --> {{cite news |url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201601290032 |title=Hayao Miyazaki: Leprosy scene in ''Mononoke Hime'' inspired by real-life experience |last=Kitano |first=Ryuichi |newspaper=[[Asahi Shimbun]] |date=January 29, 2016 |access-date=January 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130093058/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201601290032 |archive-date=January 30, 2016}}
* <!-- Klady 1998 --> {{cite magazine |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117467127 |title=''Princess Mononoke'' |last=Klady |first=Leonard |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 29, 1998 |access-date=September 14, 2012 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020125832/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117467127/ |url-status=live}}
* <!-- ''Mainichi Shimbun'' --> {{cite news |title=52nd Mainichi Film Awards Winners |newspaper=[[Mainichi Shimbun]] |url=http://mainichi.jp/mfa/history/052.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028075209/http://mainichi.jp/enta/cinema/mfa/etc/history/52.html |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |ref={{harvid|Mainichi Shimbun}} }}
* <!-- Polo 2015 --> {{cite web |title=The complete Hayao Miyazaki collection is pretty enough to spirit you away |url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/30/9075583/complete-hayao-miyazaki-collection |last=Polo |first=Susana |date=July 30, 2015 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=April 30, 2015 |archive-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731214407/http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/30/9075583/complete-hayao-miyazaki-collection |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Shimamura & Sugano 1997 --> {{cite magazine |last1=Shimamura |first1=Tomio |last2=Sugano |first2=Yoshinori |script-title=ja:本格的デジタル化に医とんだ「もののけ姫」のＣＧ現場から |trans-title=From the site of ''Princess Mononoke''{{'s}} CG standard digitization |lang=ja |date=September 1997 |work=[[Kinema Junpo]] |issue=1233 |pp=74–82 |issn=1342-5412}}
* <!-- Smith 1999 --> {{Cite magazine |date=December 1999 |title=Anime Republic |last=Smith |first=Dave |magazine=Gamers' Republic |volume=19 |issue=2–07 |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamers_Republic_Issue_19_December_1999/page/n121/mode/2up |access-date=January 28, 2024}}
* <!-- Turan 1999 --> {{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-oct-29-ca-27340-story.html |title=''Mononoke'' a haunting, magical world of fantasy |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |author-link=Kenneth Turan |page=1 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 29, 1999 |access-date=September 14, 2012 |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016124952/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/29/entertainment/ca-27340 |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Yanagihara 2018 --> {{Cite news |last=Yanagihara |first=Hanya |author-link=Hanya Yanagihara |date=May 17, 2018 |title=A real-life enchanted forest |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/t-magazine/yakushima-japan-hayao-miyazaki-princess-mononoke.html |access-date=November 19, 2023 |archive-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222165442/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/t-magazine/yakushima-japan-hayao-miyazaki-princess-mononoke.html |url-status=live}}
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=== Online and other sources ===

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* <!-- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1997 --> {{cite press release |title=44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date=November 24, 1997 |url=http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/97.11.24.html |access-date=December 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980213090309/http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/97.11.24.html |archive-date=February 13, 1998 |url-status=dead |ref={{harvid|Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|1997}} }}
* <!-- Anime News Network 2000a --> {{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-07-03/new-petition-for-mononoke |title=New petition for ''Mononoke'' |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |date=July 3, 2000 |access-date=September 15, 2012 |archive-date=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901072519/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-07-03/new-petition-for-mononoke |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Anime News Network|2000a}} }}
* <!-- Anime News Network 2000b --> {{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-08-01/disney-blinks |title=Disney blinks |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |date=August 1, 2000 |access-date=September 15, 2012 |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217093633/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-08-01/disney-blinks |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Anime News Network|2000b}} }}
* <!-- Anime News Netowork 2000c --> {{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-10-11/princess-mononoke-dvd-confirmed |title=''Princess Mononoke'' DVD confirmed |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |date=October 11, 2000 |access-date=September 15, 2012 |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217093638/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-10-11/princess-mononoke-dvd-confirmed |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Anime News Network|2000c}} }}
* <!-- Anime News Network 2001 --> {{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-15/animage-top-100-anime-listing |title=''Animage'' top 100 anime listing |date=January 15, 2001 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=March 10, 2013 |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415220509/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-15/animage-top-100-anime-listing |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Anime News Network|2001}} }}
* <!-- Annie Awards --> {{cite web |title=28th Annual Annie Awards |url=http://annieawards.org/28th-annie-awards |publisher=[[Annie Awards]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630112936/http://annieawards.org/28th-annie-awards |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=May 2, 2015 |ref={{harvid|Annie Awards}} }}
* <!-- BFI 2020 --> {{Cite book |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/industry-data-insights/statistical-yearbook |title=BFI Statistical Yearbook 2020 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |year=2020 |location=United Kingdom |pages=94 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427095000/https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/media/12815/download |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|BFI|2020}} }}
* <!-- Box Office Mojo --> {{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=princessmononoke.htm |title=''Princess Mononoke'' |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 3, 2024 |archive-date=January 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103234923/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3932915201/ |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Box Office Mojo}} }}
* <!-- Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Foundation --> {{cite web |url=http://www.yamaji-fumiko.org/movieaward/prizelist.html |title=映画賞 受賞者一覧 |trans-title=List of film award winners |language=ja |publisher=Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Foundation |access-date=January 28, 2024 |ref={{harvid|Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Foundation}} |archive-date=February 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071954/http://www.yamaji-fumiko.org/movieaward/prizelist.html |url-status=live }}
* <!-- Hisaishi --> {{cite web |last=Hisaishi |first=Joe |authorlink=Joe Hisaishi |title=Discography |url=http://joehisaishi.com/discography.php |website=Joe Hisaishi Official Site |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=June 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604184310/http://joehisaishi.com/discography.php?cat=soundtrack |url-status=dead |language=ja-JP}}
* <!-- International Press Academy --> {{Cite web |title=International Press Academy: Satellite Awards |url=https://pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2000.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106221121/http://pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2000.shtml |access-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-date=January 6, 2010 |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |url-status=dead |ref={{harvid|International Press Academy}} }}
* <!-- Japan Academy Film Prize --> {{cite web |url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=21 |title=21st Japan Academy Film Prize Winners |publisher=[[Japan Academy Film Prize]] |access-date=May 1, 2015 |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903222412/http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=21 |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Japan Academy Film Prize}} }}
* <!-- Japan Association of Theater Owners --> {{cite web |url=https://www.zenkoren.or.jp/zenkoren/goldengross/15_goldengross |title=第15回ゴールデングロス賞受賞作品 |trans-title=15th Golden Gross Award Winners |language=ja |publisher=Japan Association of Theater Owners |access-date=January 28, 2024 |ref={{harvid|Japan Association of Theater Owners}} |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604174126/https://www.zenkoren.or.jp/zenkoren/goldengross/15_goldengross/ |url-status=live }}
* <!-- Japan Composer's Association --> {{cite web |url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/record/39.php |title=第39回日本レコード大賞 |trans-title=39th Japan Record Awards |language=ja |publisher=[[Japan Composer's Association]] |access-date=January 28, 2024 |ref={{harvid|Japan Composer's Association}} |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105224959/https://jacompa.or.jp/record/39.php |url-status=live }}
* <!-- Mastumoto & Hamada 2013 --> {{Cite episode |script-title=ja:鈴木 敏夫 |trans-title=Toshio Suzuki |series=100秒博士アカデミー |last1=Matsumoto |first1=Hitoshi |author-link1=Hitoshi Matsumoto |last2=Hamada |first2=Masatoshi |author-link2=Masatoshi Hamada |station=[[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS Television]] |network=[[RCC Broadcasting]] |language=ja |airdate=November 26, 2013}}
* <!-- Metacritic --> {{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/princess-mononoke |title=''Princess Mononoke'' |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=June 19, 2023 |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426130147/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/princess-mononoke |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Metacritic}} }}
* <!-- Nakamura 2007 --> {{cite news |last=Nakamura |first=Hitoshi |title=110万冊無料配布。"ゲドを読む。"の狙いを読む 宮崎吾朗監督作品「ゲド戦記」DVDのユニークなプロモーション |url=https://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/manage/20070521/125248/ |publisher=[[Nikkei Business Publications|Nikkei Business]] |date=May 23, 2007 |language=ja |access-date=August 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816194818/https://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/manage/20070521/125248/ |archive-date=August 16, 2018 |url-status=dead}}
* <!-- Nausicaa.net a --> {{Cite web |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mh/credits.html |title=''Princess Mononoke'' – credits |access-date=December 28, 2023 |publisher=[[Nausicaa.net]] |ref={{harvid|Nausicaa.net a}} |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612093154/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mh/credits.html |url-status=live }}
* <!-- Nausicaa.net b --> {{cite web |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mh/filminfo.html |title=''Princess Mononoke'' – film information |publisher=[[Nausicaa.net]] |access-date=August 7, 2024 |ref={{harvid|Nausicaa.net b}} |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108053349/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mh/filminfo.html |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |url-status=live}}
* <!-- Nausicaa.net c --> {{cite web |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/video/mh |title=''Princess Mononoke'' – video list |access-date=January 22, 2024 |publisher=[[Nausicaa.net]] |ref={{harvid|Nausicaa.net c}} |archive-date=June 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607023737/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/video/mh/ |url-status=live }}
* <!-- Nikkan Sports --> {{cite web |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/award/ns-cinema/history/index.html |title=日刊スポーツ映画大賞 – 歴代受賞者・作品 |trans-title=Nikkan Sports Film Award – Past winners and works |publisher=[[Nikkan Sports]] |access-date=January 22, 2024 |ref={{harvid|Nikkan Sports}} |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903171200/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/award/ns-cinema/history/index.html |url-status=live }}
* <!-- The Numbers --> {{cite web |title=''Mononoke-hime'' (1999) – Video sales |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mononoke-hime#tab=video-sales |url-status=live |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |archive-date=August 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804022301/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mononoke-hime#tab=video-sales |ref={{harvid|The Numbers}} }}
* <!-- Rotten Tomatoes --> {{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/princess_mononoke_1999/ |title=Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=October 5, 2023 |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721075259/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/princess_mononoke_1999/ |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Rotten Tomatoes}} }}
* <!-- Saturn Awards --> {{cite web |url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Awards |publisher=[[Saturn Awards]] |access-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927071657/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html#homevideo |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |ref={{harvid|Saturn Awards}} }}
* <!-- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America --> {{cite web |url=https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2000/ |title=2000 Nebula Awards |access-date=January 29, 2024 |publisher=[[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] |ref={{harvid|Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America}} |archive-date=January 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129042431/https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2000/ |url-status=live }}
* <!-- Sports Hochi --> {{cite web |url=https://www.hochi.co.jp/html/db/geinou/hochimovie.htm |title=報知映画賞 受賞作品・受賞者 |trans-title=Hochi Film Award winning works |language=ja |website=[[Sports Hochi]] |access-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214224355/https://www.hochi.co.jp/html/db/geinou/hochimovie.htm |archive-date=December 14, 2005 |url-status=dead |ref={{harvid|Sports Hochi}} }}
* <!-- Takasaki Film Festival --> {{cite web |url=https://takasakifilmfes.jp/awards/405/ |title=第12回高崎映画祭 受賞者・受賞作品 |trans-title=12th Takasaki Film Festival winning works |language=ja |publisher=[[Takasaki Film Festival]] |access-date=January 28, 2024 |ref={{harvid|Takasaki Film Festival}} |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530082623/https://takasakifilmfes.jp/awards/405/ |url-status=live }}
* <!-- Time Out --> {{cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/8838/ |title=Time Out's 50 greatest animated films: Part 3 |publisher=[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]] |access-date=September 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008102752/http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/8838/ |archive-date=October 8, 2009 |ref={{harvid|Time Out}} }}
* <!-- Toyama --> {{Cite web |last=Toyama |first=Ryoko |title=''Princess Mononoke'' – frequently asked questions |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mh/faq.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 30, 2021 |publisher=[[Nausicaa.net]] |archive-date=February 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213124627/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mh/faq.html |ref={{harvid|Toyama}} }}
* <!-- ''Total Film'' --> {{cite web |last=Kinnear |first=Simon |url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-greatest-animated-movies |title=50 Greatest Animated Movies |website=[[Total Film]] |access-date=December 18, 2012 |archive-date=May 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523152706/http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-greatest-animated-movies |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Total Film}} }}
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== Further reading ==

* <!-- Cheng 2019 --> {{cite journal |last1=Cheng |first1=Catherine |date=June 2019 |title=Nature and the Smiths in Hayao Miyazaki's ''Princess Mononoke'' |url=https://www.academia.edu/40841904 |journal=Tamkang Review |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=27–48 |doi=10.6184/TKR.201906_49(2).0002 |format=PDF |ref=none}}
* <!-- Morgan 2015 -->{{Cite journal |last=Morgan |first=Gwendolyn |year=2015 |title=Creatures in Crisis: Apocalyptic Environmental Visions in Miyazaki's ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' and ''Princess Mononoke'' |journal=Resilience: A Journal of the Environmental Humanities |volume=2 |issue=3 |pages=172–183 |doi=10.5250/resilience.2.3.0172 |jstor=10.5250/resilience.2.3.0172 |s2cid=156400474 |doi-access=free}}
* <!-- Sierra et al. 2015 --> {{Cite journal |last1=Sierra |first1=Wendi |last2=Berwald |first2=Alysah |last3=Guck |first3=Melissa |last4=Maeder |first4=Erica |date=January 1, 2015 |title=Nature, Technology, and Ruined Women: ''Ecofeminism and Princess Mononoke'' |url=http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/sfd/vol1/iss1/5/ |journal=The Seneca Falls Dialogues Journal |language=en |volume=1 |issue=1 |access-date=February 7, 2017 |archive-date=February 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213183625/https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/sfd/vol1/iss1/5/ |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Sierra et al.|2015}} }}
* <!-- Smith & Parsons 2012 --> {{Cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Michelle J. |last2=Parsons |first2=Elizabeth |title=Animating child activism: Environmentalism and class politics in Ghibli's ''Princess Mononoke'' (1997) and Fox's ''Fern Gully'' (1992) |journal=Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies |publisher=Routledge |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=25–37 |date=February 2012 |doi=10.1080/10304312.2012.630138 |s2cid=144411247}}

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