Truly outstanding...

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2005)

The first full length anime feature I ever had the good fortune to see in a theater, Mononoke Hime also stands out as the best... I (and the rest of the audience) sat stunned during the closing credits for what seemed like forever until everyone in the theater spontaneously rose to give the film a prolonged standing ovation.
Miyazaki uses Japanese history and folklore to great affect in this terrific "message" movie and romance rolled into one neat package. Everything about this film is perfection, the script, the music, the voice acting (both in English and Japanese)...
Having seen every Miyazaki feature at this point, I still believe that Mononoke Hime is the best work he has done to date, despite the fact that Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away) won the Best Animated Feature Oscar... This is truly inspired work for aficionado and anime tyro alike. Must see.