An animated young woman standing in front of a large white wolf

Miyazaki Classics Princess Mononoke Anime After Dark

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  • Run time: 134 minutes Subject to change
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Japan | 1997 | Japanese with English Subtitles | Adventure/Fantasy | M

Continuing our Anime After Dark series with the 4K remaster of the landmark Studio Ghibli feature, screening in Japanese with English subtitles.

Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki’s epic 1997 masterpiece has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking imagination, exhilarating battles, and deep humanity.

While protecting his village from a rampaging boar-god, the young warrior Ashitaka becomes afflicted with a deadly curse. To find the cure that will save his life, he journeys deep into the sacred depths of the Great Forest Spirit’s realm where he meets San (Princess Mononoke), a girl raised by wolves. It’s not long before Ashitaka is caught in the middle of a battle between iron-ore prospecting humans and the forest dwellers. He must summon the spirit-powers and all his courage to stop man and nature from destroying each other.

One of Miyazaki’s most dark and mature films and certainly violent, Princess Mononoke is a fantasy epic with a dire environmental message.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Beautifully constructed and painstakingly written, this is about as close to a perfect animated epic as you're likely to get.

The Seattle Times

Cast and credits

Director & Writer Hayao Miyazaki

Ashitaka Yôji Matsuda
San (Princess Mononoke) Yuriko Ishida
Lady Eboshi Yûko Tanaka 
Moro Akihiro Miwa 
Jiko-bō Kaoru Koboyashi 

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Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Playhouse

The Playhouse is located in the north-western corner of Sydney Opera House, best accessed through the Western Foyers.

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