In honour of Studio Ghibli‘s 40th anniversary, GKIDS is releasing a 4K restoration of Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke.
The brand-new 4K restoration will be released in theatres across Canada and the US beginning on March 26, and will be shown exclusively in IMAX in both the original Japanese language (with subtitles) and the English language dub.
Tickets for the 4K restoration of Princess Mononoke are on sale now.
Check out the trailer for the Princess Mononoke 4K restoration below:
From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking imagination, exhilarating battles, and deep humanity.
Inflicted with a deadly curse, the young warrior Ashitaka heads west in search of a cure. There, he stumbles into a bitter conflict between Lady Eboshi, the proud people of Iron Town, and the enigmatic Princess Mononoke, a young girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the humans from destroying her home and the forest spirits and animal gods who live there.
The hand-drawn, animated feature is an original story written and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Miyazaki, produced by co-founder Toshio Suzuki, and features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator, the renowned composer Joe Hisaishi.
Princess Mononoke was first released in 1997, is one of Miyazaki’s most-beloved films.