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R: ARCHIVE, S: MOVIES, D: 08/10/2000,

Princess Mononoke

(Miramax)

Acclaimed Animator Hayao Miyazaki'S Heart-Stopping Art Direction Helped His Medieval Myth Of Chivalry And Environmental Activism Break Japanese Box-Office Records. The English Translation By Neil Gaiman Is Nicely Voiced By The Likes Of Claire Danes, Gillian Anderson, And Billy Bob Thornton. Young Ashitaka (Billy Crudup), The Last Warrior Of A Dying Samurai Clan, Is Cursed After Killing A Giant Boar; To Lift The Curse He Must Seek The Great God Of The Forest. On His Way He Meets The Princess (Danes), An Orphan Raised By The Wolf Goddess Moro (Gillian Anderson'S Husky Whisper) Who'S Fighting To Save The Forest From Encroaching Exploitation By Iron Miners Led By Her Nemesis, Lady Eboshi (Minnie Driver). Ashitaka, Who'S In Love With The Princess And Living On Borrowed Time, Must Find A Way For The Villagers And The Forest Dwellers To Live In Harmony. Its Setting Reminiscent Of C.S. Lewis'S Narnia Or Tolkien'S Middle Earth, Princess Mononoke Resonates With Quiet Truths Rarely Channeled By Hollywood.