Princess Mononoke (film information)

General Information

Title in Japanese:

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	Special Premiere Showing Version: Japanese with German subtitles Date: Feburary 12, 1998 Event: 48th Berlin International Film Festival Miyazaki in Q&A session

France	Special Premiere Showing Version: Japanese with French subtitles Date: April 5, 1998 Event: International Festival of Action and Adventure Films 1998 at Valenciennes 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	Special Premiere Showing Version: English dialogue Date: August 13, 1999 Event: 1999 Comic-Con International: San Diego [dub-impressions.html Fan reviews] 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) [ads.html Scans of newspaper ads]

South Korea	Special Premiere(?) Showing Version: Japanese with Korean and English subtitles? Date: October 18, 1999 Event: 4th Pusan International Film Festival

Netherlands	Special Premiere(?) Showing Version: Japanese with English subtitles Date: January 27, 2000 Event: 29th International Film Festival Rotterdam

Belgium	Special Premiere Showing Version: Japanese with French subtitles Date: March 11, 2000 Event: 19th Festival of Cartoons & Animated Films

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