Princess Mononoke (film information)

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General Information

  • Title in Japanese:
    [Mononoke Japanese title]
    Mononoke Hime
    (Literally "Spirit/Monster/Ghost Princess")
  • Title in English: Princess Mononoke
  • Title in French: Princesse Mononoke
  • Title in Spanish: La princesa Mononoke
  • Title in Italian: Principessa Mononoke
  • Title in German: Prinzessin Mononoke
  • Running Time: 133 min 24 sec (J); {no cuts} (BVHE)
  • Production Period: Aug, 1994 - June 16, 1997 (J)
  • Number of Cels Used: 144043
  • Number of Colors Used: around 550
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Vista size)
  • Sound: Dolby Digital (J)
  • Production Cost: ¥2.35 billion
    (US$19.4 million under 1997 average exchange rate US$1 = ¥121)

Release Information

Japan · Taiwan · Hong Kong · Germany · France · United States & Canada · South Korea · Netherlands · Belgium · Switzerland · Spain · Italy · Portugal · Poland


Japan
  • General Release
  • Version: Original Japanese dialogue
  • Opening Date: July 12, 1997
  • Opening Screens: 260
  • Showing Period: about 8 months
  • Admissions: 13.53 million
  • Film Grosses: ¥18.65 billion (US$154 million; US$1 = ¥121)
  • Film Rental: ¥11.22 billion (US$92.7 million)
    (What is film rental?)

  • General Release
  • Version: English dialogue with Japanese subtitles
  • Opening Date: April 29, 2000
  • Opening Screens: at least a few dozen

Taiwan
  • General Release
  • Opening Date: August 2, 1997
  • Showing Period: Several weeks

Hong Kong
  • General Release
  • Versions: Japanese with Chinese subtitles (one screen); Cantonese dialogue
  • Opening Date: August 14, 1997
  • Film Classification: Category IIA
  • Opening Screens: 20
  • Showing Period: 56 days
  • Film Grosses: HK$6.54 million

Germany

France
  • General Release
  • Versions: French dialogue; Japanese with French subtitles
  • Opening Date: January 12, 2000
  • Opening Screens: 84
  • Widest Release: about 100 screens
  • Attendance: 335,276 in 42 days (boxoffice details)

United States &
Canada

  • General Release
  • Version: English dialogue
  • Opening Date: October 29, 1999
  • (US) MPAA rating:
    PG-13 (for images of violence and gore)
  • (Canada) Film Classifications:
    14A in British Columbia & Alberta;
    AA in Ontario; 13 in Quebec; PG in NB, NS & PE
  • Opening Screens: 8 ([usatheaters.html theater list])
  • Widest Release: about 130 screens
  • Showing Period: about 4 months
  • Film Grosses: US$2,374,107 in 1999 (boxoffice details)
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South Korea

Netherlands

Belgium

Switzerland
  • General Release
  • Version: Japanese with German French subtitles
  • Opening Date: March 16, 2000
  • Opening Screens: about 4

Spain
  • General Release
  • Version: Spanish dialogue
  • Opening Date: April 7, 2000
  • Film Classification: M 7 (details)
  • Opening Screens: 100
  • Widest Release: 130 screens
  • Film Grosses (estimate): 81.5 million Pesetas in 17 days (boxoffice details)

Italy
  • Special Premiere Showing
  • Version: Italian dialogue
  • Date: April 14, 2000
  • Event: Cartoons on the Bay 2000

Portugal
  • General Release
  • Version: English (Miramax dub) with Portuguese subtitles
  • Opening Date: June 23, 2000
  • Opening Screens: 2
  • Distributed by: Castello Lopes

Poland
  • General Release
  • Version: English (Miramax dub) with Polish subtitles
  • Advanced screening: September 2, 2000
  • Opening Date: September 8, 2000

Film Rental
"Film Rental" means the distributor's share of total ticket sales. It is usually 50-60% of gross revenue, and theater owners will take the rest. In Japan, film rentals are usually used to rank films by sales, while film grosses are used in the US.


Award List
  • Best Movie; The 21st Japan Academy Award (complete list)
  • Best Japanese Movie, Best Animation, and Japanese Movie Fans' Choice; The 52nd Mainichi Movie Competition
  • Best Japanese Movie and Readers' Choice; Asahi Best Ten Film Festival
  • Excellent Movie Award; The Agency for Cultural Affairs
  • Grand Prize in Animation Division; The 1st Media Arts Festival (by the Agency for Cultural Affairs of the Ministry of Education)
  • Best Director; Takasaki Film Festival
  • Best Japanese Movie; The Association of Movie Viewing Groups
  • Movie Award; The 39th Mainichi Art Award
  • Best Director; Tokyo Sports Movie Award
  • Nihon Keizai Shinbun Award for Excellency; Nikkei Awards for Excellent Products/Service (details)
  • Theater Division Award; Asahi Digital Entertainment Award
  • MMCA Special Award; Multimedia Grand Prix 1997
  • Best Director and Yujiro Ishihara Award; Nikkan Sports Movie Award
  • Special Achivement Award; The Movie's Day
  • Special Award; Houchi Movie Award
  • Special Award; Blue Ribbon Award
  • Special Award; Osaka Film Festival
  • Special Award; Elandore Award
  • Cultural Award; Fumiko Yamaji Award
  • Grand Prize and Special Achievement Award; Golden Gross Award
  • First Place, best films of the year; The 26th "Pia Ten"
  • First Place; Japan Movie Pen Club, 1997 Best 5 Japanese Movies
  • First Place; 1997 Kinema Junpo Japanese Movies Best 10 (Readers' Choice)
  • Second Place; 1997 Kinema Junpo Japanese Movies Best 10 (Critics' Choice)
  • Best Director; 1997 Kinema Junpo Japanese Movies (Readers' Choice)
  • First Place; Best Comicker's Award
  • First Place; CineFront Readers' Choice
  • Nagaharu Yodogawa Award; RoadShow
  • Best Composer and Best Album Production; 39th Japan Record Award
  • Excellent Award; Yomiruri Award for Film/Theater Advertisement

(List of awards, in Japanese, at Studio Ghibli website)