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幽靈公主
| Mononoke Hime | Princess Mononoke
The latest film (1997) directed by Miyazaki,
Mononoke Hime is a story about a mystic
fight between the Animal Gods of the forest and humans,
which takes place in the Muromachi Period (1333-1568)
of Japan. On the side of the Animal Gods is San (Mononoke
Hime), a human girl who was raised by a wolf god. On
the side of the humans is Lady Eboshi, who tries to
build a kingdom for oppressed people, by cutting down
the forest for her iron making operation. In the middle
of this fierce fighting for survival, Ashitaka, an Emishi
boy, struggles to find a way for both sides to coexist.
But the fighting just becomes more and more bloody and
all hope seems to be lost...
introduction from www.nausicaa.net
Mature in theme, operatic in scope, mystical in style,
PRINCESS MONONOKE is the mythological tale of a war
between encroaching civilization and the beast gods
of the forest..
In a remote mountain village far away in Northern Japan,
the young warrior Ashitaka, is forced to kill a monster
to protect his village. Too late, he discovers that
the boar-like creature he killed is a protector-god
of the forest. In killing the demon boar, Ashitaka has
brought upon himself a curse, its sign: a twisted scar
on his right forearm that is slowly spreading.
Ashitaka journeys to the land of the Tatara clan where
he hopes to uncover the mystery of the curse before
it takes his young life. He meets their proud and regal
leader, the Lady Eboshi. Along the way, he becomes involved
in the bitter fight between two warring factions of
humans and a race of forest- gods trapped in the middle.
During one battle, Ashitaka sees San, the Princess
Mononoke, a young woman raised by wolves, who is prepared
to die to defeat the humans. Against his will, Ashitaka
is drawn into the struggle between man and nature, trying
to persuade the two sides to find another way, one that
will halt the endless circle of killing. He seeks a
middle ground where forest creatures and humans can
live in the world in peace together
introduction from www.princess-mononoke.com
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