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	Anime News Network - Princess Mononoke (movie) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Mononoke was however beaten at the Japanese Box office shortly after by the US produced Titanic, but it kept its title as the most successful Japanese film ever produced until Miyazaki's Sen To Chihiro surpassed it earning in excess of $200 million dollars in Japan alone (also surpassing Titanic for the Japanese box office crown).
		Mononoke was included when Disney and Tokuma signed an agreement in 1996 giving Disney exclusive worldwide rights to a number of Ghibli films.
		The North American theatrical run of Princess Mononoke was deemed an abismal failure in the end, the most succesful international film ever created (at the time) earned a paltry $2.4 million dollars in the United States and Canada.
	www.animenewsnetwork.com /encyclopedia/anime.php?id=197 (551 words)

	Princess Mononoke - film reviews
		Mononoke is a much darker picture, wrestling with complex themes and issues, one that clearly has no patience for pat solutions or easy answers.
		San, the wolf girl, the Princess Mononoke, her adoptive wolf pack on one side, fighting to preserve the forests; Lady Eboshi, her women equipped with firearms, on the other, their ironworks village clearing the land to mine their ores.
		Princess Mononoke is a violent movie, with lots of blood and severed limbs, but doesn’t revel in it.
	www.danielthomas.org /pop/film_reviews/mononoke.htm (1254 words)

	AAW: Princess Mononoke Review
		Just because Princess Mononoke is a large-scale allegory doesn't mean that the story and characters are nebulous or broad; on the contrary, the feel is surprisingly earthy and the story is quite solid.
		At the time Princess Mononoke was produced, some hard-core anime fans were worried about the coming tide of computer-assisted animation; not so much 3D objects, but computer coloring and compositing of traditional, frame by frame animation.
		Mononoke Hime was the first stage of Disney's deal to release Ghibli films in North America in completely uncut form (Miramax is a division of Disney, for those unfamiliar).
	animeworld.com /reviews/mononokehime.html (1534 words)

	Princess Mononoke Movie Review by Anthony Leong
		Miyazaki's most recent masterpiece is "Princess Mononoke" ("Mononoke Hime"), which grossed more than $150 million at the domestic Japanese box office in 1997, holding the all-time record for box office receipts (even beating "Titanic").
		Based loosely on Japanese mythology, "Princess Mononoke" is an animated fable that takes place in the 14th century in which the forces of nature are pitted against the ambitions of man and industry.
		However, like "Saving Private Ryan", the violence of "Princess Mononoke" does not serve the purpose of 'mindless visual eye candy'-- it is there as a statement against 'cartoon violence', depicting the horrible consequences of hatred and aggression.
	members.aol.com /aleong1631/princessmononoke.html (1103 words)

	Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - Princess Mononoke
		The Shishigami is a very powerful forest spirit, sort of like a Totoro on steroids, who is protected by a pack of wolf gods and their adopted human child, "San" -- Princess Mononoke herself.
		And even though she is more or less directly responsible for Ashitaka's curse, that fact is contrasted with her compassion for a group of lepers at the ironworks, who she refuses to treat as the cursed individuals that the rest of society percieves them to be.
		In fact, Mononoke represents a swing of the pendulum for the master animator, who has always alternated between small, sweet, and childish stories (like Kiki's Delivery Service) and the grand adventures for older viewers (such as Laputa: Castle in the Sky).
	www.stomptokyo.com /movies/p/princess-mononoke.html (931 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Princess Mononoke [2001]: DVD: Yôji Matsuda,Yuriko Ishida,Hayao Miyazaki,Yûko Tanaka,Kaoru ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Princess Mononoke has already made history as the top-grossing domestic feature ever released in Japan, where its combination of mythic themes, mystical forces, and ravishing visuals tapped deeply into cultural identity and contemporary, ecological anxieties.
		Princess Mononoke is not so much the story of the princess herself as it is of young Ashitaki, a young warrior who journeys many miles westward in search of a cure for the demon curse transferred unto him by a giant boar demon he managed to kill when it attacked his village.
		Among the wolves is Princess Mononoke, a human girl raised by wolves; she hates all humans for their greedy, destructive ways - a fact which rather complicates the personal bond she eventually comes to share with Ashitaki.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Princess-Mononoke-Y%F4ji-Matsuda/dp/B00005QB7X (2363 words)

	The Anime Critic - Princess Mononoke Review
		When Princess Mononoke was first announced to be hitting North American theaters, fans everywhere were heralding a new age for anime (well, those that weren't decrying Disney as being the greatest evil in the world, but that's something else entirely).
		Princess Mononoke was supposed to usher in a new age when anime would finally go mainstream; when fans everywhere could show the non-believers that anime was more than just Sailor Moon or Pokemon.
		Princess Mononoke begins with a young man named Ashitaka encountering a hideous boar covered in writhing worms.
	www.animecritic.com /mononoke/anr-mononoke.html (878 words)

	Filmtracks: Princess Mononoke (Joe Hisaishi)
		Princess Mononoke/Mononoke Hime: (Joe Hisaishi) A wildly successful anime film in Japan for two years now (both in popularity and massive earnings), this film by acclaimed anime director and animator Hayao Miyazaki is among the first of its kind to receive a large-scale theatrical release in the United States.
		Comparisons have been drawn between the music from Princess Mononoke and that of Hisaishi's Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind and Laputa: Castle in the Sky, as well as popular American composers such as Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner.
		There are elements of lighter, touching themes in Princess Mononoke --most notably in the heartfelt piano solos in track thirty-- and these passages will likely satisfy people who are more interested in Hisaishi's more upbeat work of late, such as My Neighbor Totoro.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/princess_mononoke.html (960 words)

	TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
		Princess Mononoke (1997) became the highest grossing Japanese film in that country's history, an honor previously held by E.T. (1982) until the release of James Cameron's Titanic (1997) unseated Miyazaki's status as the most successful film in that country.
		Princess Mononoke was later usurped as the country's second highest grossing Japanese Film by Miyazaki's Spirited Away (2001).
		Princess Mononoke was the first of Miyazaki's films to utilize computer generated animation, in 15 minutes worth of the film's total 133 minute running time.
	www.tcm.com /thismonth/article.jsp?cid=114164&mainArticleId=114160 (974 words)

	Princess Mononoke
		Princess Mononoke takes place in fourteenth century Japan, a time of unrest.
		Her goal is to kill the Great Forest Spirit with her iron shooting rifles, the god responsible for all life and death in the forest.
		Princess Mononoke is definitely something unique, and is well worth a screening.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/princess_mononoke.html (801 words)

	Cranky Critic® Movie Reviews: Princess Mononoke
		Princess Mononoke is the story of a Mystery; the discovery of its origins and the bonds that form between a boy hero and a wild woman.
		Ancient forces of Nature and Gods represented by animals were, as far as the fantasy elements of this film are concerned, in battle with human technology for control of all the goods locked away in the woods and earth of Japan.
		Mononoke has rejected her human heritage for the companionship of the Kodama (small, ghostlike spirits in the woods) and the wolves who have adopted her.
	www.crankycritic.com /archive99/princessmononoke.html (1291 words)

	CNN - Review: Drawn-out Japanese animation in 'Princess Mononoke' - November 15, 1999
		Mononoke is a princess raised in the forest by a pack of humongous magical wolves, and she moves like a cat that's had its butt rubbed with dried chili peppers.
		She leaps and swings and scurries, growling and jumping on people with an undomesticated vitality that adds a lot of juice to the proceedings when you're just about to OD on expository conversations.
		You're setting yourself up for schoolboy irritation of all ages if you don't bow before the throne of "Princess Mononoke." The entire undertaking is presented as if we're being taught a very complex lesson in enchantment and earthly conservation, and people who lean toward Japanimation will convince themselves they're watching something visionary.
	www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Movies/9911/15/review.mononoke (983 words)

	Princess Mononoke at AnimeLink
		San, the Princess Mononoke ("of the forest spirits"), lunges towards her prey.
		Princess Mononoke proves that animation is not a dead medium, that it can do more than provide a platform with which to sell toys or trading cards.
		A story about wrath, revenge, balance and evolution, Mononoke acts as a great clarion call in current anime, reminding us of the message that anime used to bring, the depth of story that made it a popular underground medium in the past.
	members.aol.com /tprice1995/mononoke.html (790 words)

	Salon Arts & Entertainment \| "Princess Mononoke" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		We're a long way from the crude English overdubs done for "Speed Racer" and "Astro Boy" on 1960s television; the substitute cast provide characterizations of as much range and subtlety as the animation itself, and most viewers probably won't realize or care that the film was originally in another language.
		On its most obvious level, "Princess Mononoke" is a yarn about a heroic quest into the realm of the supernatural, a storytelling mode as familiar as the legends of Beowulf, Siegfried or Hercules.
		What I'm trying to say is that "Princess Mononoke" is likely to do the impossible -- it will thrill audience members aged from about 10 to 100 (although the violence in this movie is never gratuitous, it may prove too intense for younger children), and it may also get them thinking.
	www.salon.com /ent/movies/review/1999/10/27/mononoke (682 words)

	Princess Mononoke // Nausicaa.net
		March 27: Prinzessin Mononoke to be theatrically released in Germany...[details]
		Set during the Muromachi Period (1333-1568) of Japan, Mononoke Hime is a story about a mystic fight between the Animal Gods of the forest and humans.
		On the side of the Animal Gods is San (Mononoke Hime), a human girl raised by the wolf god Moro.
	www.nausicaa.net /miyazaki/mh (185 words)

	Mononoke-hime (1997) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It does have a distinct, and far from subtle, ecological message, of the "can't we just live together?" variety, but on the other hand it's far from clear that the answer the film suggests is "yes", and there are plenty of nuances and subtleties along the way.
		("Mononoke" uses cgi, but subtly and with restraint, so that the feel remains that of a group of traditional craftsmen under one guiding hand).
		Quite often one finds that there are more static elements in a tableaux than you'd expect in a Disney animated feature, but I think this is an aesthetic choice rather than a mere economy: it stylizes and formalizes, while focussing attention on the important elements in the frame.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0119698 (1017 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Princess Mononoke (xhtml) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		She is also known as "Princess Mononoke," but that's more a description than a name; a mononoke is the spirit of a beast.
		San was a human child, raised as a wolf by Moro; she rides bareback on the swift white spirit-wolves and helps the pack in their battle against the encroachments of Lady Eboshi, a strong ruler whose village is developing ironworking skills and manufactures weapons using gunpowder.
		"Princess Mononoke" is a great achievement and a wonderful experience, and one of the best films of the year.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19991029/REVIEWS/910290303/1023 (946 words)

	Princess Mononoke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the wolves attacking the train is ridden by a human girl, Princess Mononoke, or the Princess of the Spirits.
		The landscapes which appear in Princess Mononoke are said to have been inspired by the ancient forests of Yakushima, off Kyūshū, and the mountains of Shirakami-Sanchi in northern Honshū.
		In the English dub of the first season of Digimon, one of the episode titles is "Princess Karaoke", a reference to Princess Mononoke since Karaoke rhymes with Mononoke.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Princess_Mononoke (6087 words)

	Animetric.com >> Anime Reviews >> Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime
		Lady Eboshi and her people refer to her as the Princess Mononoke, and Mononoke supposedly lives to kill Lady Eboshi and put an end to the ironworks.
		I was very skeptical, as I was envisioning Princess Mononoke to be something like a cross between Disney's "Pocahontas" and "Lion King" -- both of which I dislike.
		Princess Mononoke's visual magnificence was the first thing that gripped me. The sheer vibrance and detail of the scenes, combined with exceptionally fluid character movements make for a truly awe-inspiring spectacle.
	www.animetric.com /nop/pm.html (591 words)

	Hollywood Gothique: Princess Mononoke (1999) - Review
		Unfortunately for Ashitaka, Lady Eboshi is not simply a villain whom he can blame for the cursed animal that attacked his village; she is also a beloved leader who not only employs lepers but also buys out the contracts on local prostitutes and provides them honest work.
		PRINCESS MONONOKE may not have catchy musical numbers, or comic relief sidekicks, or computer-generated characters, or fairy tale source material; that is, it might not have any of the elements we associate with animation in America.
		PRINCESS MONONOKE is, quite simply, one of the greatest animated films ever made.
	www.hollywoodgothique.com /princessmononoke1999.html (1236 words)

	Princess Mononoke
		Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke is by no means the director's best work, but it is, nonetheless, an intriguing, complex, and well crafted film.
		The tale Miyazaki tells in Princess Mononoke is itself captivating, but it is greatly enriched by its subtleties, which is rarely the case in cinema.
		Eboshi, for example, is Mononoke's enemy, and her desire to destroy the ruling spirit of the forest is portrayed as being wrong, but she is not an unsympathetic person.
	www.movierapture.com /princessmononoke.htm (1054 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Princess Mononoke
		Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime or "monster princess" in Japan) broke all box office records in Japan and currently stands as the most successful domestic film to date (beaten only by Titanic).
		This most recent and most mature feature (meant to be Miyazaki's swan song, but he has postponed retirement and has a new film due this July) invites close comparison to the environmental themes of his first independent feature, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
		Princess Mononoke is more than a stunning artistic achievement.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/mononokehime.php (1549 words)

	AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> Princess Mononoke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Mononoke in its heart is a very simple story of man and natures co-existence.
		The baby, eventually known as San or Princess Mononoke, was actually thrown at Moro by her own parents while running away from the wolf god.
		When Mononoke was released theatrically, we saw two separate showings at different theaters with different prints.
	www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/557.php (1585 words)

	Tribute to Miyazaki's Mononoke Hime (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Mononoke takes place during the Muromachi Era (1392-1573) in Japan, as war rages between the Tatara (a town of working class people led by the cunning and fearless Lady Eboshi) and the Animal Gods of the primal forests who worship the mysterious Shishi-gami.
		Amidst the chaos of war, Ashitaka encounters Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke/San), a young girl who was abandoned as an infant by her parents and raised in the wilderness by a female wolf god, Moro no Kimi.
		As the relationship between Ashitaka and San deepens, the young warrior earns her trust and tries to persuade the Princess Mononoke, who has vowed to fight alongside the divine animals of the forest, to become "human" again.
	lavender.fortunecity.com /attenborough/487 (658 words)

	Princess Mononoke
		Hayao Miyazaki is a name currently unfamiliar to most moviegoers, but revered as a deity among those who spend much of their time playing arcane card games in the back of comic book shops.
		Claire Danes' Valley-speak is particularly incongruous for the part of San, the feral Princess Mononoke herself.
		Quibbles aside, Princess Mononoke is certainly a landmark achievement in animated cinema.
	www.culturevulture.net /Movies/PrincessMononoke.html (631 words)

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