Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke
Japanese theatrical poster
Directed by	Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by	Toshio Suzuki
Written by	Hayao Miyazaki
Starring	Yōji Matsuda Yuriko Ishida Yūko Tanaka Kaoru Kobayashi Masahiko Nishimura Tsunehiko Kamijo Akihiro Miwa Mitsuko Mori Hisaya Morishige
Music by	Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography	Atsushi Okui
Edited by	Takeshi Seyama
Production company	Studio Ghibli Tokuma Shoten Nippon Television Dentsu
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	July 12, 1997 (1997-07-12)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥2.1 billion ($23.5 million)
Box office	¥14.5 billion ($159.4 million)

Princess Mononoke (Japanese: もののけ姫, Hepburn: Mononoke-hime^?, "Spirit/Monster Princess") is a 1997 Japanese epic historical fantasy anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was animated by Studio Ghibli and produced by Toshio Suzuki. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori and Hisaya Morishige.

Princess Mononoke is set in the late Muromachi period (approximately 1336 to 1573) of Japan with fantasy elements. The story follows the young Emishi prince Ashitaka's involvement in a struggle between the gods of a forest and the humans who consume its resources. The term "Mononoke" (物の怪 or もののけ^?) is not a name, but a Japanese word for a spirit or monster. Unlike Ghibli's earlier films, Mononoke has a darker and more violent setting and tone.