Princess Mononoke - DVD

Stateside of the 1997 masterpiece from Japanese animation wizard Hayao Miyazaki (InchMy Neighbor TotoroInch) is set in Japan's Muromachi era, when a boar god infects a prince with a seemingly deadly disease. While searching for a cure, the prince gets caught in a battle between miners and the animal gods of the forest, led by Princess Mononoke. Voices are supplied by Billy Crudup, Gillian Anderson, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver and Billy Bob Thornton. 134 min. Soundtracks Japanese, English; Subtitles English. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.

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