"And the reason that happened is because we had a PR company who decided to target lots of small little groups, not just parents with kids," he said. He also compared the film to Coraline, another animated film with mature themes that became a box office success. "I don't see any reason why Princess Mononoke couldn’t have been released and done really well," said Gaiman in a July interview. While the film had a successful release in Japan, it ultimately performed poorly at the box office in the United States, which Gaiman attributes to the interference of the now-disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
While Miyazaki wrote the original screenplay for Princess Mononoke, The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman penned the script for the film's English dub. RELATED: Hayao Miyazaki Directs an Amazing Trailer for Studio Ghibli's Theme Park Like other Studio Ghibli films, Princess Mononoke's main themes center on ideas of the preservation and protection of nature and present a nuanced depiction of the relationship between humanity and the environment. The movie follows Ashitake, the last Emishi Prince, as he finds himself embroiled in a conflict between the humans of Iron Town and the spirits of the nearby forest. Princess Mononoke also won several notable awards, including Best Film at the Mainichi Film Awards and Best Director at the Nikkan Sports Film Awards in 1997 and Best Home Video Release at the Saturn Awards in 2001. Both movies are among the top ten highest-grossing anime movies of all time alongside Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, Your Name and Pokémon: The First Movie. The film went on to earn over $169 million and held Japan's box office record for domestic films until the premiere of Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away in 2001. The Nightwalker – Princess Mononoke from ghibliĪ historical fantasy epic, Princess Mononoke debuted in July 1997 and was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
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