Studio Ghibli Fest 2024 – Princess Mononoke heads to theaters this July

(Featured Image Source: © 1997 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, ND)

This year’s Studio Ghibli Fest continues to bring fan-favorite movies from the iconic studio, with the July film set to be Princess Mononoke!

“From the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking imagination, exhilarating battles, and deep humanity.

Inflicted with a deadly curse, the young warrior Ashitaka heads west in search of a cure. There, he stumbles into a bitter conflict between Lady Eboshi, the proud people of Iron Town, and the enigmatic Princess Mononoke, a young girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the humans from destroying her home and the forest spirits and animal gods who live there. Featuring the voice talents of Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Billy Bob Thornton.”

via Fathom Events

Princess Mononoke was released in 1997. Set in the Muromachi period of Japan, it is a fantasy story following a prince, who, after being dragged into a conflict between the gods and local villagers, encounters a mysterious woman raised by wolves. The two must work together to an stop all-out war that threatens to destroy an entire forest region. The movie was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, with music by Joe Hisaishi, and animation by Studio Ghibli.

The Studio Ghibli screenings of Princess Mononoke will run July 13-17 and will be available in English and Japanese with English subtitle options.

Studio Ghibli Fest is an annual film screening series held by Fathom Events, where they bring the much-loved anime studio’s films to North American theaters.

You can check for screenings and get your ticket for Princess Mononoke on the official Fathom Events site.

(Source: Fathom Events)

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