Cinema: Princess Mononoke, 2000

Past event

Direction and screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki.
Music: Joe Hisaishi.
Cartoons
Rating: Recommended for ages 10+.

In a remote mountain village far to the north of Japan, Ashitaka, the last young warrior of the dying Emishi clan, is forced to kill a monster to protect his village. At last, though too late, he discovers that the boar-like creature he has just killed is one of the protective gods of the forest. Upon killing the demon boar, Ashitaka is struck by a curse, which takes the form of a twisted scar on his arm and gradually spreads. Ashitaka sets out on a journey to the lands of the Tatara clan, where he hopes to understand the source of the mysterious curse before it claims his life. There he meets Lady Eboshi, a great woman and a true leader. Along the way, he becomes embroiled in a bitter struggle between two warring villages and a race of forest divinities. In one of these battles, Ashitaka meets San, Princess Mononoke, a young girl raised by wolves and willing to die to defeat the humans.