How Princess Mononoke Was Born

How Princess Mononoke Was Born (「もののけ姫」はこうして生まれた , 'Mononoke Hime' wa Koushite Umareta) is a behind-the-scenes documentary directed by Toshio Uratani documenting the production of Princess Mononoke. It was released as a standalone DVD on November 21, 2001 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Japan).
A similar documentary How Ponyo Was Born, which is about Hayao Miyazaki's creative process for Ponyo, was released on DVD on December 8, 2009.
==Overview==
The film asks how Princess Mononoke, one of Hayao Miyazaki's masterpieces which swept the Japanese film industry in 1997, was born. It was shot over a two-year period and split into three chapters with a total running time of 400 minutes. It offers a complete record from concept stage, planning, production, promotion, distribution.
==Trivia==
*Newcomer Atsushi Tamura is seen working as a key animator at Studio Ghibli. Tamura would eventually work on projects such as Space Dandy, Weathering with You and several Gundam spinoffs.
==External links==
*'Mononoke Hime' wa Koushite Umareta on Disney Japan
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