M O N O N O K E - R E A L M

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The story takes place in a small village of the Emishi tribe, who were supposed to have been wiped out by the Yamato government 500 years before the story started. This was in a confusing era, when the system of the medieval era had collapsed and society was moving towards the modern era. At that time, although the population had increased and many virgin forests had been cut down to provide wood and shelter, there still remained many ancient forests that had gods that hated humans. In the ancient forests, huge animals such as mountain dogs, boars, and deer helped protect what was left of their forest and could understand human language. They were feared as Raging Gods. The protagonist is Ashitaka, a descendant of a Royal family of the people who had been defeated by the Yamato government and had been living in a hidden mountain village in Northeast region for hundreds of years. He was put under a curse of death by the Boar God who had become "Mononoke", called "Tatari God" (Curse God) out of anger and hatred. He started on a journey to solve the mystery of the curse or to “See with eyes unclouded”, and in the Western country he visited, he was dragged into a heroic battle between the Raging Gods and humans. Eboshi Gozen was leading the Tatara iron-making group, and wanted to get rid of the Gods of the forest to turn the forest into a rich land for people. She assembled women who had been sold and men who had been oppressed, and had created a humanistic society, making iron. On the other hand, although she was a human, Mononoke Hime, San, had been raised by a mountain dog that could understand human language. With the Gods, she was fighting against the Tatara group. Each side believed that their own belief was correct. Eboshi Gozen cut the forest down so that humans could live, and the Gods tried to protect their land so that they could live. Ashitaka wasn't sure which side he should take. Further, Samurais who were after the head of the Shishi God that had the power of eternal youth, entered into this battle. It is now a three-way battle. The boy and the girl met in the middle of this tragedy, and exchanged their feelings, but the fighting over the mountain became more gruesome, and mass killing started. The Raging Gods became mere wild animals. San tried to calm the God who became the Tatari God, but the Tatari swallowed her. Ashitaka tries to rescue her, risking his own life. What happens after that, well you have to find out yourself by watching the movie! You can buy this movie almost at any online store including Amazon.com. Search for Princess Mononoke!