A beautiful and complex addition to animation

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 1999)

If you have ever delighted in the artwork of Hiroshige or been intrigued by the mythologies of Japan, you MUST see this film. Even if you've only seen anime on Saturday morning TV and only have a bare tolerance for tea, you should see this film. It is a work of wonder and terror and sublime beauty. Far more complex and real than Disney outings, it is definitely not for kids younger than, say, nine or ten. For the rest of us, this film affords a rare look into Japanese culture and sensibility. "Mononoke" could easily play a double-bill with the best Kurosawa films.
Thrilling, awesome, and fascinating.