Before he made the dazzling, Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, Hayao Miyazaki conjured up this epic masterpiece. Inflicted with a deadly curse, the young warrior Ashitaka heads west in search of a cure.
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There, he stumbles into a bitter conflict between Lady Eboshi, the proud people of Iron Town and the enigmatic Princess Mononoke, a young girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the humans from destroying her home, along with the forest spirits and animal gods who reside there.