Princess Mononoke
moderate violence, threat, injury detail
Director(s)Hayao Miyazaki
Production year1997
Release date15/08/2025
Genre(s)Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Approx. running minutes134m
CastYôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yuriko Ishida, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka, Billy Crudup, Billy Bob Thornton, Minnie Driver, John DiMaggio, John DiMaggio, Claire Danes, John DeMita, Jada Pinkett Smith, Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Joe Hisaishi, Atsushi Okui, Hayao Miyazaki, Takeshi Seyama, Jack Fletcher
Princess Mononoke
moderate violence, threat, injury detail
In this 1997 Japanese fantasy animated feature, a cursed warrior is caught up in a conflict between two factions: one in ...
In this 1997 Japanese fantasy animated feature, a cursed warrior is caught up in a conflict between two factions: one intent on destroying a forest environment and the other determined to save it.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
injury detail
suicide and self-harm
theme
discrimination
moderate violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/08/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Elysian Film Group Distribution
violence
Impactful moderate violence is of a stylised, fantastical nature and features shootings, slashings and stabbings with bladed weapons, arrow strikes and attacks by demonic creatures, which result in occasional dismemberment, decapitation and bloodshed.
threat and horror
Scenes of moderate threat and horror, although fantastical, are intense and feature characters being menaced by demonic entities which sometimes take the form of fierce animals. Characters are also threatened with bladed weapons and firearms.
language
There is very mild bad language ('damn').
sex
A group of women joke with a man, telling him he is handsome and that he should leave the male company he is keeping and go somewhere with them.
injury detail
Injury detail in the aftermath of violence includes images of severed limbs and heads, as well as bloody wounds on human characters and fantastical creatures.
suicide and self-harm
There is a passing reference to suicide.
theme
Upsetting scenes are centred on the despair of characters and people being shunned because of their medical condition.
moderate violence, threat, injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
01/08/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Elysian Film Group Distribution
violence
Impactful moderate violence is of a stylised, fantastical nature and features shootings, slashings and stabbings with bladed weapons, arrow strikes and attacks by demonic creatures, which result in occasional dismemberment, decapitation and bloodshed.
threat and horror
Scenes of moderate threat and horror, although fantastical, are intense and feature characters being menaced by demonic entities which sometimes take the form of fierce animals. Characters are also threatened with bladed weapons and firearms.
language
Bad language includes uses of 'piss', 'bastard', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
There are undetailed references to brothels and sex workers.
injury detail
Injury detail in the aftermath of violence includes images of severed limbs and heads, as well as bloody wounds on human characters and fantastical creatures.
suicide and self-harm
There is a passing reference to suicide.
theme
Upsetting scenes are centred on the despair of characters and people being shunned because of their medical condition.
moderate violence, threat, scary scenes, mild language
Classified Date:
08/04/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
Japanese language version
violence
There are several scenes featuring violence, including the shooting of arrows which cut off arms and heads. There is also some slashing with a dagger, resulting in a cut to a man's cheek, and sight of a character being stabbed in the stomach and another character being shot. There are some bloody images, including blood being sucked from a wolf's wound, blood oozing from a character's wound, and worm like creatures crawling over characters.
threat and horror
A demon attacks, menacing a village. A character is threatened with a sword held to their throat.
language
Infrequent mild language includes use of 'bastards' and 'piss'.
additional issues
A woman comments that her current work is better than working in a brothel.
moderate violence, threat, scary scenes, mild language
Classified Date:
08/04/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
English language version
violence
There are several scenes featuring violence, including the shooting of arrows which cut off arms and heads. There is also some slashing with a dagger, resulting in a cut to a man's cheek, and sight of a character being stabbed in the stomach and another character being shot. There are some bloody images, including blood being sucked from a wolf's wound, blood oozing from a character's wound, and worm like creatures crawling over characters.
threat and horror
A demon attacks, menacing a village. A character is threatened with a sword held to their throat.
language
Infrequent mild language includes use of 'bastards' and 'piss'.
additional issues
A woman comments that her current work is better than working in a brothel.
Contains moderate violence, mild peril and scary scenes
Classified Date:
01/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Contains moderate violence and scary scenes
Classified Date:
06/01/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Classified Date:
02/10/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
02/10/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
11/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Elysian Film Group Distribution
Classified Date:
09/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
16/05/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified date01/08/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
injury detail
suicide and self-harm
theme
discrimination
Director(s)Hayao Miyazaki
Production year1997
Release date15/08/2025
Genre(s)Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Approx. running minutes134m
CastYôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yuriko Ishida, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka, Billy Crudup, Billy Bob Thornton, Minnie Driver, John DiMaggio, John DiMaggio, Claire Danes, John DeMita, Jada Pinkett Smith, Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Joe Hisaishi, Atsushi Okui, Hayao Miyazaki, Takeshi Seyama, Jack Fletcher
moderate violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/08/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Elysian Film Group Distribution
violence
Impactful moderate violence is of a stylised, fantastical nature and features shootings, slashings and stabbings with bladed weapons, arrow strikes and attacks by demonic creatures, which result in occasional dismemberment, decapitation and bloodshed.
threat and horror
Scenes of moderate threat and horror, although fantastical, are intense and feature characters being menaced by demonic entities which sometimes take the form of fierce animals. Characters are also threatened with bladed weapons and firearms.
language
There is very mild bad language ('damn').
sex
A group of women joke with a man, telling him he is handsome and that he should leave the male company he is keeping and go somewhere with them.
injury detail
Injury detail in the aftermath of violence includes images of severed limbs and heads, as well as bloody wounds on human characters and fantastical creatures.
suicide and self-harm
There is a passing reference to suicide.
theme
Upsetting scenes are centred on the despair of characters and people being shunned because of their medical condition.
moderate violence, threat, injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
01/08/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Elysian Film Group Distribution
violence
Impactful moderate violence is of a stylised, fantastical nature and features shootings, slashings and stabbings with bladed weapons, arrow strikes and attacks by demonic creatures, which result in occasional dismemberment, decapitation and bloodshed.
threat and horror
Scenes of moderate threat and horror, although fantastical, are intense and feature characters being menaced by demonic entities which sometimes take the form of fierce animals. Characters are also threatened with bladed weapons and firearms.
language
Bad language includes uses of 'piss', 'bastard', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
There are undetailed references to brothels and sex workers.
injury detail
Injury detail in the aftermath of violence includes images of severed limbs and heads, as well as bloody wounds on human characters and fantastical creatures.
suicide and self-harm
There is a passing reference to suicide.
theme
Upsetting scenes are centred on the despair of characters and people being shunned because of their medical condition.
moderate violence, threat, scary scenes, mild language
Classified Date:
08/04/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
Japanese language version
violence
There are several scenes featuring violence, including the shooting of arrows which cut off arms and heads. There is also some slashing with a dagger, resulting in a cut to a man's cheek, and sight of a character being stabbed in the stomach and another character being shot. There are some bloody images, including blood being sucked from a wolf's wound, blood oozing from a character's wound, and worm like creatures crawling over characters.
threat and horror
A demon attacks, menacing a village. A character is threatened with a sword held to their throat.
language
Infrequent mild language includes use of 'bastards' and 'piss'.
additional issues
A woman comments that her current work is better than working in a brothel.
moderate violence, threat, scary scenes, mild language
Classified Date:
08/04/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
English language version
violence
There are several scenes featuring violence, including the shooting of arrows which cut off arms and heads. There is also some slashing with a dagger, resulting in a cut to a man's cheek, and sight of a character being stabbed in the stomach and another character being shot. There are some bloody images, including blood being sucked from a wolf's wound, blood oozing from a character's wound, and worm like creatures crawling over characters.
threat and horror
A demon attacks, menacing a village. A character is threatened with a sword held to their throat.
language
Infrequent mild language includes use of 'bastards' and 'piss'.
additional issues
A woman comments that her current work is better than working in a brothel.
Contains moderate violence, mild peril and scary scenes
Classified Date:
01/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Contains moderate violence and scary scenes
Classified Date:
06/01/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Classified Date:
02/10/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
02/10/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
11/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Elysian Film Group Distribution
Classified Date:
09/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
16/05/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified date01/08/2025
LanguageEnglish
