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Princess Mononoke

Mononoke-hime

1997

Hayao Miyazaki

Animation

8.0

70,661

Animation. Fantasy. Adventure A prince is infected with an incurable disease by a possessed boar/god. He is to die unless he can find a cure to rid the curse from his body. It seems that his only hope is to travel to the far east. When he arrives to get help from the deer god, he finds himself in the middle of a battle between the animal inhabitants of the forest and an iron mining town that is exploiting and killing the forest. Leading the forest animals in the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Marc Caro Chicago Tribune	"Rarely does any film, animated or otherwise, immerse you in such a vivid landscape and engage your senses so strongly"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Princess Mononoke is a great achievement and a wonderful experience, and one of the best films of the year."	POS
United States	Jonathan Foreman New York Post	"A haunting, beautiful film that holds your attention despite its length and its complex plot."	POS
United States	Andy Seiler USA Today	"Miyazaki portrays nature with a breathtaking touch."	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Hayao Miyazaki's exceedingly imaginative, beautifully realized animated epic adventure has been adapted into English witlh tact and talent..."	POS
United States	Peter Stack SFGATE	"It's an art film, a densely plotted and visually stunning piece of animation, and not a movie for everybody."	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"This intricate, epic fable is amazing to behold (...) Individual scenes are most intriguing for their rich variety"	POS
United Kingdom	Mark Dinning Empire	"This imaginative and intriguing Anime deserves all the plaudits heaped upon it (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A fervently inventive and imaginative legend about man's collision with nature (...) The story has simplicity and force, with captivating images and gutsy narrative ideas"	POS

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