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.
This movie contains 47 potentially triggering events.
yes, nago is consumed by hate as is okkoto killing them, yakul is hit with an arrow but survives, a whole herd of boars is killed and skinned, moro is beheaded and covered in the blood of the forest spirit killing her after the forest spirit removes her life force,the forest spirit is beheaded but survives and regains its head
There is alot of animal violence in this film towards boars & wolves in particular. Boars and wolves are shown in pain, dying, bleeding, or wounded at multiple points, especially towards the later half.
There are a few scenes where both human and inhuman characters struggle to move, however in none of these scenes is the restraint intentional or targeted. All restrained creatures are eventually freed or rescued
The main character has a curse that affects his hand, leaving visible marks and causing pain. There are also side characters who sustain some injury to their arms and wrists
Moro (a wolf and San's mother figure) falls off a cliff and dies. However, she is immortal and returns later having sustained little visible damage. There are also some implied deaths of soldiers and villagers in this way, but they are not explicitly shown on screen
I was very surprised to find this movie rated PG-13. i watched other similar movies (Spirited Away, Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle, etc.) as a child, but not this one. I'm very glad I didn't! I was shocked at the level of gore, to be honest, and I'm not terribly squeamish! I did very much enjoy it as an adult, however! :)
Water, particularly several rivers, plays somewhat of a large role in this film. However, the waters are treated as sacred and safe spaces, and cause no harm throughout the film
Characters who are possessed by demons of hatred have worm-like tendrils that grow from their bodies that may be triggering to some people with trypophobia. There are also some small spirits who have 3-4 holes in place of faces.
No one is explicitly killed on screen in this way, however one character does have an arm eaten (quickly, no gushing blood) by a wolf and there are various animal gods that threaten to eat each other or humans.
I just watched this and I don’t agree that there’s audio gore. People yell in pain but audio gore to me is when you can hear the gorey violent thing being done to the person (ripping/squelchy sounds) and I don’t recall any of that.
There are a few scenes where characters are temporarily confined or trapped which may be triggering for some viewers. All restrained characters are eventually freed or rescued.
Several characters spend time submerged in water or travelling entirely underwater. However, water is treated as sacred and safe in this film, and characters are never in danger from the water itself.
The main character gets banished at the very beginning and is pretty much homeless.
There are also some characters that live in the forest or are nomadic/travelers, but this is by choice.