Princess Mononoke vs Song of the Miraculous Hind

Princess Mononoke has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.4/10 for Song of the Miraculous Hind). Song of the Miraculous Hind is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 14m. Princess Mononoke is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are animation, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Princess Mononoke posterPrincess Mononoke1997 VS Song of the Miraculous Hind posterSong of the Miraculous Hind2002
Princess MononokeSong of the Miraculous Hind
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 7.4/10
Year19972002
Length2h 14m1h 29m
GenresAdventure, Animation, FantasyAnimation, Fantasy
CountryJapan–
DirectorHayao MiyazakiMarcell Jankovics
Main castYoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yuko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko NishimuraRóbert Bolla, Árpád Besenczi, Ildikó Bokor, Ferenc Borbiczki, Gyula Buss

Synopsis

Princess Mononoke

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.

Song of the Miraculous Hind

Divided into four sections, "Song" is inspired by the Siberian and Finno-Ugric legends about Creation, in which the world begins with characters who are only half-human, one being half-bird, the other half-bear. The narrator delves into the origins of Hungarian culture, the Iranian and Turkish influences that impacted the society, and finally the story of Stephen, the emperor who brought Christianity to the country and shifted the capital west…

Where to watch

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