Princess Mononoke (US Version) DVD Region 1

A beautifully realized tale of civilization versus nature, PRINCESS MONONOKE is a true epic by Japan's master animator Hayao Miyazaki. While protecting his village from a rampaging boar-god, the warrior Ashitaka (Billy Crudup) is cursed with a rapidly spreading scar that threatens to end his life. Seeking a cure and a reason for the animal-god's attack, he journeys into the sacred depths of the Great Forest Spirit's realm. On the edge of this once serene forest, however, the Tatara clan have begun to destroy the surrounding land to produce iron. In retaliation, San (Claire Danes), the adopted daughter of the wolf-god Moro (Gillian Anderson), has begun raiding the Tatara fortress to stop their encroachment. Soon Ashitaka is caught in the middle and must stop the war between the humans and the forest dwellers before they destroy each other. Miyazaki, who was personally responsible for 80,000 of the film's 144,000 hand drawings, uses the story's lush feudal setting as a character unto itself, filling the screen with vast mountainous landscapes and gorgeous wooded glens that recall his early film, NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND. The film also features battle sequences that are reminiscent of the stunning live action warfare in Akira Kurosawa's RAN. The startlingly fluid movements of these mythological characters are detailed far beyond any other hand-animated production, easily making this one of the most spectacular animated films ever made.

"...[A] work of extravagant beauty and savage grace..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 11/11/1999

"...A windswept pinnacle of its art....Anyone with a taste for sheer wonder will be in heaven..." -- Rating: A - Ty, Burr (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 11/26/1999

"...It's hard to deny the ambition of the storytelling, the ferocity of the action, or the sheer weirdness..." -- 4 out of 5 stars - Watch More Than Once - Christopher, Kelly (Premiere Critic), Premiere, 10/01/2000

Ranked #6 in Entertainment Weekly's "BEST VIDEOS OF 2000" - Ty, Burr (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 12/22/2000

"...A landmark feat of Japanese animation from the acknowledged master of the genre....This intricate, epic fable is amazing to behold..." - Janet, Maslin (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 09/27/1999

"...Elegant and visually sophisticated..." - Wade, Major (Box Office Critic), Box Office, 07/01/1999

"...It marries a remarkable sense of visual fantasy, both lyric and violent, with an ecology-themed story and complex characters. It's an adult fairy tale, animation as we've not experienced it before..." - Kenneth, Turan (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 10/29/1999

"...PRINCESS MONONOKE is a great film....The artistry in PRINCESS MONONOKE is masterful..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 10/29/1999

"...Bursting with imagination..." - Simon, Brew (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 04/01/2001

"[I]t's easy to get swept up in this sprawling man-versus-nature allegory, thanks to meticulous design work, fierce action and indelible creations..." - Matthew, Leyland (Film Critic), Sight and Sound, 06/01/2006

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Product Title:	Princess Mononoke (US Version) Princess Mononoke (US Version) Princess Mononoke (US Version) Princess Mononoke (US Version) Princess Mononoke (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Hisaishi Joe | Gillian Anderson | Suzuki Toshio 久石讓 | 姬莉安德遜 | Suzuki Toshio 久石让 | 姬莉安德逊 | Suzuki Toshio 久石譲 | Gillian Anderson | 鈴木俊継 Hisaishi Joe | Gillian Anderson | Suzuki Toshio
Director:	Suzuki Toshio Suzuki Toshio Suzuki Toshio 鈴木俊継 Suzuki Toshio
Producer:	Suzuki Toshio Suzuki Toshio Suzuki Toshio 鈴木俊継 Suzuki Toshio
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Release Date:	2000-12-19
UPC Code:	717951007414
Language:	English, Japanese, French
Subtitles:	English, Slovak
Country of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	Letterboxed
Color Information:	Color
Sound Information:	Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher:	Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	113 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004466429

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Japanese
Dolby Digital Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Documentary: "Making Of"
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access