Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away heavily influenced ATLA's depiction of the Spirit World, environmentalism, and nuanced, non-traditional morality (where villains are given humanizing depth)
Film· 1997· Fantasy
もののけ姫 (Princess Mononoke)
by 宮崎 駿 Hayao Miyazaki
もののけ姫 (Princess Mononoke): 1 recorded work traces back to it, and it draws on 1 recorded source.
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Nature & Animals
Real world
Real-world influenceHIGH
- Forests
- Deforestation
- Conservation
- Old-growth woodland
It explores the violent, complex conflict between industrial human progress and the ancient spirits of the forest. The story directly warns against destroying the ecological balance of the natural world.