There was a time, long long ago.. When the people killed the Great God of the Forest.. Human face. Body of a stag. Horns atop his head like the trunks of massive trees. For what reason did the humans take his life? The human population was large. Much of the ancient forests had been cut. Here and there, stands of the old forest remained Defying the humans' attempt to penetrate it. Great wise beasts, wolves, boars, and others Desperately guarded the last sanctuaries. They were feared as rampaging gods. They revered the Great God of the Forest. A clan called Tatara were makers of iorn, And it was the Tatara who fought battle after savage battle With the raging Gods of the Forest. Their leader was a woman, the Lady Eboshi,  Determined to clear and open the forest. And to those that served her Gonza, who would follow her through the gates of Hell, Otoki and Kohroku. And the mysterious priest, Jiko, who is sworn to capture the head of the Great God of the Forest. The old woman, the Oracle, the far seeing and wise Lived in a village remote and hidden from time. Nago, Moro and Okkotonushi, fierce-eyed and terrible Rampaging gods who guarded the forest. And the tiny woodland spirits, the Kodama. The girl San was born a human But she was raised by Moro the wolf To be the Princess Mononoke, the defender of the forest. She loathed the humans who invaded their land. The youth Ashitaka, delivered by fate Into the midst of the last desperate battle Between the humans and the rampaging gods On a journey to cleanse from his body a scar And escape it's slow curse of death. Ashitaka and San, Met in the midst of the carnage and chaos of battle. What hope could there be for feelings of love Born of a place steeped in hatred and killing? In the weaving of this epic tapestry, Which current will prevail. The battle between forest and human Or the love between warrior and princess..  



Return to the forest..