Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "we can't coexist with nature as long as we live humbly, and we destroy it because we become greedy, When we recognize that even living humbly destroys nature,…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "it's not bad people who are destroying forests, Environmental destruction results from ordinary people following their survival needs, not evil intentions" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 9 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 8 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian 5.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "We can't coexist with nature as long as we live humbly, and we destroy it because we become greedy. When we recognize that even living humbly destroys nature, we don't know what to do...Unless we put…"44 Questions To Hayao Miyazaki on Princess Mononoke, Discover Ghibli source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "It's not bad people who are destroying forests. Environmental destruction results from ordinary people following their survival needs, not evil intentions."Hayao Miyazaki on Mononoke-hime, Nausicaa.net interviews source ↗
- 3Narrative universalityNarrative universality 9 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 9/10 -> advocacy signal 11
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 8 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 9/10 -> advocacy signal 11
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 77.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 40 — leans younger
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Fandango At HomeAmazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At HomeSynopsis
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
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Advocacy Over Time in Adventure
The average advocacy score of Adventure titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | 8 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | 2 | 3 |
| 1968 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | 2 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 2 |
| 1975 | 3 | 5 |
| 1978 | 3 | 2 |
| 1979 | 3 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 | 4 |
| 1983 | 4 | 3 |
| 1984 | 2 | 8 |
| 1985 | 6 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 3 | 4 |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 3 | 5 |
| 1990 | 2 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 | 4 |
| 1995 | 6 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 | 9 |
| 1998 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 9 |
| 2000 | 2 | 9 |
| 2001 | 6 | 8 |
| 2002 | 3 | 10 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 11 |
| 2005 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | 2 | 11 |
| 2007 | 2 | 12 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| 2011 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 11 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8 | 12 |
| 2017 | 10 | 13 |
| 2018 | 9 | 23 |
| 2019 | 13 | 28 |
| 2020 | 9 | 19 |
| 2021 | 10 | 33 |
| 2022 | 16 | 27 |
| 2023 | 14 | 31 |
| 2024 | 8 | 36 |
| 2025 | 1 | 23 |
| 2026 | 4 | 24 |
| This title (1997) | 8 | 1 |
● This title (1997): advocacy 8 · explore Adventure →
Cast & Crew
Hiroyuki Ito (director) · Masashi Ando (director)
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