Princess Mononoke

On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.

About

Animated fantasy epic about a young man who becomes embroiled in the conflict between the gods of a forest and the greedy humans destroying it for its resources. The feature became the highest-grossing film in Japan in 1997 and elevated the exposure of Studio Ghibli. The film was written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.

Trivia

Author Neil Gaiman provided the script for the English dub. In 2012, Whole Hog Theatre and Studio Ghibli announced the production of a stage adaptation.