Princess Mononoke
NZ release: 12 September 1997
Violence Rated on: 12 September 1997
What’s it about?
After killing a demon to stop it from destroying his village, the demon curses Prince Ashitaka. Forced to leave behind his old life as a prince, Ashitaka travels west to find a cure. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and humans.
The facts
- Directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, The Wind Rises)
- Japanese language or English dub
- Runtime: 133 minutes
- Animated film by Studio Ghibli (My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, Howl’s Moving Castle)
Why did it get this rating?
This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.
Violence and mild horror
Characters use weapons such as bow and arrows, guns, grenades, swords, and cannons against each other and animal-like creatures. Battles scenes include dismemberment, decapitation, and bloody injuries - blood is often shown. A large boar is shown decomposing down to its skeleton after being killed. While these scenes sound quite violent, they are dampened by the animation style and are within the context of the struggle between animals, the environment, and humans.
Further information
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Violence
Set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the series follows an ensemble of characters, including elves, dwarves, mankind and harfoots, who all live during the Second Age of Middle Earth. Meant to be a time of peace, the characters are met with the re-emergence of evil as the Dark Lord Sauron rises to power and the rings of power are forged.
