He attacks a remote village but is killed by its young prince, Ashitaka. A boar god has been shot with a bullet made of iron, a substance so incompatible with his nature that its presence in his body turns him into a demon. The story is set in a mythical Japan in the sixteenth century. The movie is also an environmental wake-up call which attempts to provoke its audience into realizing how much we have already lost and how much more we stand to lose. “Princess Mononoke” is an enthralling epic that elevates anime to art. FICTION (SOAPS, DRAMAS, AND REALITY/SURVIVAL SHOW).FILM ADAPTATIONS OF NOVELS, SHORT STORIES, OR PLAYS.
TALKING AND PLAYING WITH MOVIES: AGES 3-8.
