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Princess Mononoke Actors: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka Director: Hayao Miyazaki Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Color Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 134 minutes Studio: Miramax Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2000-07-20 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 741 Average rating: 4.5 "Awesome! In the full sense!" This is definitely the Star Wars of Japanese animation. If the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences had made the Animated category years ago this would have definitely won for 1997. It is probably the most epic animated feature I can think of recently. "Princess Of the Wolves" This is a beautiful movie. It's about nature and trust. Beliefs and trying to belong. I really love it. It's a shame that the movie didn't do better in theaters. However, it has now been able to find it's own audience. Really beautiful story about two different people. It's magical and tragic in ways. "Dynamic presentation.... lackluster direction" Great visuals, stunning animation, but the plot felt muddled at times. It is interesting and takes risks in its chosen method of storytelling, but I was cringing at certain moments toward the later part of the film. "Visual Poetry" The images, story and themes of this exquisite film are all top notch and I am delighted to have it in my collection. Or to put a more measured value on it: If I had to choose between the Ring trilogy and Mononoke, I prefer Mononoke. I loved the 3 Ring movies, but this is art. I think it is worth the price. The sense of wonder you can get from this film is a lasting one. Anyone with an open mind and heart will enjoy it immensely and will continue to enjoy it with repeated viewings. I don't want to start describing it in any more detail, but the film is not for every taste so I'll just say, SEE THIS FILM if * you're open to eastern traditions and ways of thinking. * you're open to seeing a great film that doesn't fit into narrow confines of any genre. * you're an adult who understands that good and evil exists in all of us. * you're willing to look at greed and violence in thoughtful ways. "One of my favorites" I just watched this one again, not for the first and not for the last time. There's just so much to like here that I hardly know where to begin. Others have already pointed out, at length, that the founder of Irontown is hardly the Evil Queen she first appears. The Princess has flaws of her own, as well. Each, however, has a moral stand that holds together in its own way. In fact, the real problem comes from a character that first looks minor - his amorality turns out to be the most destructive force in the movie. What keeps me coming back to this film is the setting in which all of the movie's action occurs. It is clear to my Western sense that I'm watching a very Eastern movie. The forests and factories could be anywhere, mostly. They are set in a world with its own history and mythical beings, though, and they aren't any history or myth that I know. Somehow, Miyazaki creates a meaningful story out of pieces with meanings I don't understand. It makes me want to learn about the tradition and lore that he draws on for his imagery. This is not just great by the standards of animation, it's a good movie by any standard. It really is worth enjoying again and again.