The village's peace is shattered by the attack of a terrible demon their last remaining prince, Ashitaka (voiced by Yōji Matsuda), is injured during the fight against it, and even worse, the mortally wounded demon is revealed to be a powerful spirit-a giant boar that curses the Emishi with its last breath and reveals that the wound Ashitaka suffered will kill him too. The story is set during the 15th or 16th century (late Muromachi period) and begins in a small village of the Emishi, the indigenous inhabitants of Japan who by this time have mostly been conquered or driven into hiding in remote corners of the east. Joe Hisaishi composed the score while author Neil Gaiman adapted the film's English dub. Appropriately enough, it was also the first Ghibli film to earn a PG-13 rating in the United States. It's notably one of his darkest films, with a somber ambiance and serious themes, but still features the trademark stunning visuals of a Studio Ghibli production. Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫 Mononoke Hime) is a 1997 animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, originally intended to be his last film until 2001's Spirited Away. Lord Okkoto, the film's first opening scene
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