Big Worlds On Small Screens Features Miyazaki — & Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Princess Mononoke”

~ by Rebecca Fisher

Introduction:

It’s safe to say that Princess Mononoke is Hayao Miyazaki’s darkest film. I have a friend who still enjoys recounting the tale of a mother who was in the movie theatre with him, only to watch her flee with her young child in her arms when the first decapitated head went flying. This is definitely not a film you want to share with anyone under the age of ten, for not only does it depict fairly graphic violence, but also plenty of death, gore, and creepy demonic...