25 Years of Princess Mononoke
July 2022 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Japanese animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 film Princess Mononoke. The film was a departure in his work from the lighter, sunnier fare of Miyazaki’s earlier films like My Neighbor Totoro and KiKi’s Delivery Service, towards themes that Miyazaki’s work is now known for, like environmentalism and humanity’s inherent …