Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Princess Mononoke has generally received very positive reviews.
Review of Princess Mononoke (1997)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 23 Jul 2012
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Review of Princess Mononoke (1997)
By Ty Burr (2,612) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 28 Feb 2012
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By Jay Carr (837) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 26 Feb 2002
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Princess Mononoke was released in 1997 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 122 reviews, giving Princess Mononoke (1997) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 80%.
With a score of 82%, Princess Mononoke is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 59%.
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