This anime epic from director Hayao Miyazaki



made critic Roger Ebert's



list of 1999's 10 best films. Infected with an incurable disease, Prince Ashitaka (voiced by Yoji Matsuda)



travels to the Far East in search of a cure and finds himself caught in a battle between the forest's animals & a mining town. Princess Mononoke (Yuriko Ashida), a human raised by wolves, leads the animals, but higher powers intent on killing may prevail.



Rated PG-13 2 hours 14 minutes 1997

4 stars!! Loved the message about taking care of the earth! Really great animation. We watched the English spoken version and enjoyed it but I'm sure watching it in it's original Japanese Version is well worth the watch!!