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starstarstarstar Jay Carr - Boston Globe
starstarstarstar Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
starstarstarstar Nancy Churnin - Dallas Morning News
starstarstarstar Desson Howe - Washington Post
starstarstarstar Ty Burr - EW
starstarstarstar Peter Brunette - Film.com
starstarstarstar Kenneth Turan - LA Times
starstarstarstar Jonathan Foreman - NY Post
starstarstarstar Janet Maslin - NY Times
starstarstarstar James Berardinelli - ReelViews
starstarstar Susan Stark - Detroit News
starstarstar Steven Rosen - Denver Post
starstarstar Maitland McDonagh - TV Guide
starstarstar Andy Seiler - USA Today
starstarstar John Anderson - Newsday

Epic, mythic, simply terrific, Princess Mononoke brings a new kind of animation experience to the American moviegoing mainstream

- Jay Carr

The [distinctly Japanese animation] effect, for anyone more comfortable with the glass-like surfaces of Disney animation, can come across as relatively cheesy

- John Anderson

Princess Mononoke

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In this Japanese animated tale based on Asian folklore, humans, animals, spirits and an iron factory battle for space within a forest. Voices of Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver, Billy Bob Thornton, Gillian Anderson, John DeMita, John Di Maggio, Jada Pinkett. Director: Hayao Miyazaki (1999, PG-13)

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