{"product_id":"princess-mononoke-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1997-b2-size-51-x-73cm-za394-za1113","title":"\"Princess Mononoke\", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) (ZA394), ZA1113","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an original Japanese poster printed in 1997 for the first release of Princess Mononoke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity\u003cbr data-end=\"1032\" data-start=\"1029\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1051\" data-start=\"1032\"\u003eImportant note:\u003c\/strong\u003e many official modern reproductions of this design circulate (often sold inexpensively in Ghibli stores). The example offered here is \u003cstrong data-end=\"1256\" data-start=\"1185\"\u003e100% an original theatrical printing, \u003c\/strong\u003enot a later shop reprint—so you can buy with confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrincess Mononoke (Japanese: もののけ姫, Hepburn: Mononoke-hime) is a 1997 Japanese epic fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu, and distributed by Toho. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori and Hisaya Morishige.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrincess Mononoke is set in the late Muromachi period of Japan (approximately 1336 to 1573 CE), but it includes fantasy elements. The story follows a young Emishi prince named Ashitaka, and his involvement in a struggle between the gods of a forest and the humans who consume its resources. The term Mononoke (物の怪), or もののけ, is not a name, but a Japanese word for supernatural, shape-shifting beings that possess people and cause suffering, disease, or death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film was released in Japan on July 12, 1997, and in the United States on October 29, 1999. It was a critical and commercial blockbuster, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan of 1997, and also held Japan's box office record for domestic films until 2001's Spirited Away, another Miyazaki film. It was dubbed into English with a script by Neil Gaiman, and initially distributed in North America by Miramax, where it sold well on DVD and video, despite a poor box office performance; however, it greatly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is in \u003cstrong\u003enear mint \u003c\/strong\u003econdition. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56819248071034,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-19T084738.582.jpg?v=1776556144","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/princess-mononoke-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1997-b2-size-51-x-73cm-za394-za1113","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}