The Fate Of The World Rests On The Courage Of One Warrior.
Average Review: 8.34/10 (6926 votes)
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Triggers
- dogs dying: yes, nago is consumed by hate as is okkoto killing them, yakul is hit with an arrow but survives, a whole herd of boars is killed and skinned, moro is beheaded and covered in the blood of the forest spirit killing her after the forest spirit removes her life force,the forest spirit is beheaded but survives and regains its head
- animals (besides dog/cat/horse) dying: Several animals die throughout
- dead animals: There is alot of animal violence in this film towards boars & wolves in particular. Boars and wolves are shown in pain, dying, bleeding, or wounded at multiple points, especially towards the later half.
- spiders: There is a large creature with spider-like multiple legs in the beginning of the film.
- bugs: Butterflies
- child abandonment: This is only discussed, not shown.
- held under water: Yes, but not in a way to drown them.
- bones breaking: A character who falls off a cliff breaks an arm and a leg
- eye mutilation: The grey boar god is blind and in a few close-ups you see some kind of bile near his eyes.
- heads getting squashed: A soldier is beheaded by Ashitaka's arrow, the great forest spirit is also beheaded
- amputation: A man is hit with an arrow which severs both of his arms
- unconscious
- body horror: Limbs get cut off a few times but no blood gushes, it sort of just happens
- falling deaths
- excessive gore: I was very surprised to find this movie rated PG-13. i watched other similar movies (Spirited Away, Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle, etc.) as a child, but not this one. I'm very glad I didn't! I was shocked at the level of gore, to be honest, and I'm not terribly squeamish! I did very much enjoy it as an adult, however! :)
- crushed to death
- self-sacrifice
- non-human death
- parents dying: A wolf that is a parental figure to another character.
- demonic possession: Several animals and humans get possessed by demons of hate and anger
- audio gore: I just watched this and I don’t agree that there’s audio gore. People yell in pain but audio gore to me is when you can hear the gorey violent thing being done to the person (ripping/squelchy sounds) and I don’t recall any of that.
- farting or spitting: San spits out blood trying to drain poison from an animal
- body dysmorphia: I would say more so body horror. The protagonist has a cursed wound that causes his body to act in abnormal ways.
- misophonia
- hate speech
- chronic illnesses: Yes, there is a group of people with leprosy.
You could also argue that the curses could be considered a chronic illness
- homelessness: The main character gets banished at the very beginning and is pretty much homeless.
There are also some characters that live in the forest or are nomadic/travelers, but this is by choice.
- gun violence: Old-timey guns, but yes
- drownings: there are characters who fall into a river and are never seen again, it is implied that they either died on impact or drowned
- blood or gore: there's some blood throughout, and one scene involves guys having their limbs and heads removed via arrow shots.
Princess Mononoke
The Fate Of The World Rests On The Courage Of One Warrior.
Average Review: 8.34/10 (6926 votes)
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Streaming On: HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel
Cast: Youji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijô, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori, Hisaya Morishige, Sumi Shimamoto, Tetsu Watanabe, Makoto Satō, Akira Nagoya, Kei Iinuma, Yayoi Kazuki, Kimihiro Reizei, Yoshimasa Kondo, Akira Sakamoto, Shiro Saito, Daikichi Sugawara, Takako Katou, Ikuko Yamamoto, Kiho Iinuma
Keywords: fight, wolf, human vs nature, leprosy, wild boar, territory, feral child, friendship, rural area, decapitation, historical fiction, spirit, demon, nature, environmentalism, deforestation, anime, industrialization
Triggers
- dogs dying: yes, nago is consumed by hate as is okkoto killing them, yakul is hit with an arrow but survives, a whole herd of boars is killed and skinned, moro is beheaded and covered in the blood of the forest spirit killing her after the forest spirit removes her life force,the forest spirit is beheaded but survives and regains its head - animals (besides dog/cat/horse) dying: Several animals die throughout - dead animals: There is alot of animal violence in this film towards boars & wolves in particular. Boars and wolves are shown in pain, dying, bleeding, or wounded at multiple points, especially towards the later half. - spiders: There is a large creature with spider-like multiple legs in the beginning of the film. - bugs: Butterflies - child abandonment: This is only discussed, not shown. - held under water: Yes, but not in a way to drown them. - bones breaking: A character who falls off a cliff breaks an arm and a leg - eye mutilation: The grey boar god is blind and in a few close-ups you see some kind of bile near his eyes. - heads getting squashed: A soldier is beheaded by Ashitaka's arrow, the great forest spirit is also beheaded - amputation: A man is hit with an arrow which severs both of his arms - unconscious - body horror: Limbs get cut off a few times but no blood gushes, it sort of just happens - falling deaths - excessive gore: I was very surprised to find this movie rated PG-13. i watched other similar movies (Spirited Away, Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle, etc.) as a child, but not this one. I'm very glad I didn't! I was shocked at the level of gore, to be honest, and I'm not terribly squeamish! I did very much enjoy it as an adult, however! :) - crushed to death - self-sacrifice - non-human death - parents dying: A wolf that is a parental figure to another character. - demonic possession: Several animals and humans get possessed by demons of hate and anger - audio gore: I just watched this and I don’t agree that there’s audio gore. People yell in pain but audio gore to me is when you can hear the gorey violent thing being done to the person (ripping/squelchy sounds) and I don’t recall any of that. - farting or spitting: San spits out blood trying to drain poison from an animal - body dysmorphia: I would say more so body horror. The protagonist has a cursed wound that causes his body to act in abnormal ways. - misophonia - hate speech - chronic illnesses: Yes, there is a group of people with leprosy. You could also argue that the curses could be considered a chronic illness - homelessness: The main character gets banished at the very beginning and is pretty much homeless. There are also some characters that live in the forest or are nomadic/travelers, but this is by choice. - gun violence: Old-timey guns, but yes - drownings: there are characters who fall into a river and are never seen again, it is implied that they either died on impact or drowned - blood or gore: there's some blood throughout, and one scene involves guys having their limbs and heads removed via arrow shots.