Additionally, the score in the Japanese audio track is mixed better (which is significant only because the movie has one of the greatest scores ever recorded). I like the Japanese script more (just because I prefer the tone), and prefer the main character's Japanese performance. I personally prefer to watch with Japanese audio and literal subtitles. The (literal Japanese) script reads more like the King James Bible. The script is an interesting point, because the Japanese and the English scripts are written in what sound like completely different voices (comparing the literal Japanese translation and dubtitles): wording in the English script is more colloquial, yet still appropriate to the lofty and spiritual themes of the story. Morro, a wolf goddess, is played by a man in the Japanese dub, which has to do with Japanese theology in that all wolves are in essence 'male' even if they're female (just a forewarning in case you think your subtitles are broken).Īnd Jiko/Jigo's performances in both dubs are so radically different from one another that I can't honestly say one is decidedly better than the other.

He's not awful-I watched the dub for many years and had no problem with it (Mononoke was even at one point considered my favorite movie)-but the fact that he's the main character and does most of the talking in the movie causes me to opt for the Japanese instead.įor the Japanese dub, Yōji Matsuda's performance as Ashitaka has more of that subtle range of emotion which Crudup's performance lacks.

In aiming for Ashitaka's subtlety and generally reserved nature, Crudup shoots a bit too far and just comes across as somewhat lifeless. I'm not a fan of Billy Crudup's performance in the film. Some of the performances in the dub are quite good (my favorites being Gillian Anderson and Minnie Driver, though given TenacityMan's comment, there's evidently some disagreement on that subject). Obviously the biggest reason to watch the dub would be because it's in a language you can understand and not be forced to 'read' the movie. The music was composed by Joe Hisaishi.For the purposes of this comment, I feel it would be helpful to first outline several options you've got when watching the movie:ĭVD subtitles: English script (dubtitles), Japanese script (literal translation)'īlu-Ray subtitles: English script (dubtitles)Īnyway, it's very much a matter of personal preference, as there are advantages to each. Cinematography was done by Atsushi Okui and editing by Takeshi Seyama. Princess Mononoke was released on 12th July 1997 and takes a screen time of 133 minutes. Toho acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The motion picture is written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Toshio Suzuki. Written by Christopher Taguchi Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese Japanese-language Animation Adventure motion picture starring Y Ji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Y Ko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijo and Mary Elizabeth Mcglynn. This is met by animosity by both sides as they each him as supporting the enemy. Ashitaka s the good in both sides and tries to stem the flood of blood. The ambitious Lady Eboshi and her loyal clan use their guns against the gods of the forest and a brave young woman, Princess Mononoke, who was raised by a wolf-god. Once there, he's embroiled in a fierce campaign that humans were waging on the forest. To save his life, he must journey to the forests of the west.

Fascinating While protecting his village from rampaging boar-god/demon, a confident young warrior, Ashitaka, is stricken by a deadly curse.

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