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Books in English

 

The Art of Princess Mononoke

PRINCESS MONONOKE
(The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time)
  • September, 1999
  • Hyperion Press/Miramax Books, New York
  • 223 pages
  • ISBN 0-7868-6609-8 (was: 0-7868-8385-5)
  • Price: US $39.95
  • Hard cover book (A4 size) translated from the original Japanese version (see below).  It contains a variety of sketches, storyboards, background information, and cel reproductions (with backgrounds).  It also has a section about CG in Princess Mononoke.
  • Highlights (English version):
    • A new introduction by Mark Schilling
    • Translation of the poems written by Hayao Miyazaki to communicate the vision of the film to Joe Hisaishi, who composed the music to Princess Mononoke. [note: these poems can also be found in the Japanese edition]
    • A transcript of a speech on the history of Studio Ghibli, given by Toshio Suzuki, President Studio Ghibli, at the 1995 ANNENCY International Animated Film Festival.  This section replaces the production diary for Princess Mononoke, which appeared in the Japanese edition of this book.

 

Books in French

 

Princesse Mononoké - French

PRINCESSE MONONOKÉ
Le livre du film Princesse Mononoke (The book of the film Princess Mononoke)
  • March, 2000
  • Dreamland, Paris
  • 224 pages
  • ISBN 2-910027-45-7
  • Price: 248FF / 40EU
  • Hard cover book (A4 size) translated into French from the original Japanese version (see below).  It contains a variety of sketches, storyboards, background information, and cel reproductions (with backgrounds).  It also has a section about CG in Princess Mononoke.
  • For more information contact: Dreamland , 60 rue Blanche, 75009 Paris (phone: 01 53 20 46 66).
  • For residents of France who order the book by October, 31 1999 the price is discounted to 186FF + 34FF shipping and handling.
  • Highlights (French version):
    • French translation of the poems written by Hayao Miyazaki to communicate the vision of the film to Joe Hisaishi, who composed the music to Princess Mononoke. [note: these poems can also be found in the Japanese version]
    • The pictures on the first 10 pages (the big 2 page images) are different: the French version has pictures of Shishigami's forest, whereas the Japanese version contains backgrounds from the first sequence of the film.
    • The production schedule of Princess Mononoke which appears at the end of the Japanese version has been replaced by 6 pages of text with some comments on the film, a biography of Miyazaki, and a short presentation of Ghibli's other works.

 

Books in Japanese

 

All Japanese prices listed here do not include the 5% sales tax (as in 1999).

The Art of Princess Mononoke
THE ART OF THE PRINCESS MONONOKE
  • 1997
  • Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli Company (ISBN 4-19-810002-0)
  • 223pages
  • ¥2,762
  • Paperbound but printed on high quality glossy paper. It contains a variety of sketches, storyboards, background information, and cel reproductions (with backgrounds). It is quite a beautiful book. Unlike some of other "Art of" books, this one does not contain the script, but it contains the production diaries of Studio Ghibli, detailing the three-year process of the movie making. It also has a section about CG in Mononoke Hime.

Roman Album
ROMAN ALBUM "MONONOKE HIME"
(Roman Album: Princess Mononoke)
  • 1997
  • Tokuma Shoten (ISBN 4-19-720026-9)
  • 130pages
  • ¥1,143
  • Interviews of Miyazaki and staff members. Story summary with many color pictures. Character introduction. Color pictures of background art and interviews of art directors. Article about CG technology in Mononoke Hime, etc

Film Comics
ANIMAGE COMICS SPECIAL "MONONOKE HIME" vol. 1-4
  • 1997
  • Tokuma Shoten
  •  ISBN4-19-770052-0 (vol.1), 144 pages
  •  ISBN4-19-770053-9 (vol.2), 143 pages
  •  ISBN4-19-770054-7 (vol.3), 143 pages
  •  ISBN 4-19-770055-5(vol.4), 144 pages
  • ¥552 each
  • Film Comics. They are basically color manga made entirely of cel setups (i.e., there's no additional art beyond that in the film or video), with the complete dialog for the film (sometimes minus an occasional background line) in the word balloons for the manga (as well as overlays of the usual manga sound effect words).

This is Animation
THIS IS ANIMATION "MONONOKE HIME"
  • 1997
  • Shogakukan (ISBN 4-09-101542-5)
  • 49 pages
  • ¥900
  • All color book with a lot of pictures. It tells the story of Mononoke Hime. Font is big and Kanji comes with furigana. Relatively easy to read.

TOKUMA ANIME EHON "MONONOKE HIME" Joukan & Gekan
(Tokuma Anime Picture Book: Princess Mononoke, vol. 1&2)
  • 1997
  • Tokuma Shoten
  • ISBN 4-19-860762-1 (vol. 1), 113 pages
  • ISBN 4-19-860763-X (vol. 2), 121 pages
  • ¥1,500 each.
  • Hard cover with storybook type text accompanied by frames from the films. Pictures are fairly large and nice to look at. Sample page

Mononoke Hime 1980
MONONOKE HIME
  • 1993
  • Tokuma Shoten
  • ISBN4-19-860040-6
  • ¥2,913
  • This is the original imageboards Miyazaki wrote in 1980, and totally different from the story in the movie. It's huge print size (about A3), hardcovered, and a bit expensive. There's Akira Kurosawa's comment as the liner note.

Kinema Junpo

 MIYAZAKI HAYAO TO MONONOKE HIME TO SUTAJIO JIBURI
(Hayao Miyazaki, Mononoke Hime, and Studio Ghibli)
  • September 2, 1997
  • Kinema Shunpo-Sha
  • Kinema Junpo Special Issue, No. 1233
  • 182 pages
  • ¥1,524
  • Interview of Miyazaki and staff members. Articles by anime and movie critics. Filmography and other data concerning Miyazaki and Ghibli. More information is available at Kinema Junpo's web page.

Comic Box Volume 2

 MONONOKE HIME WO YOMITOKU
(Understanding Mononoke Hime)
  • 1997
  • Fusion Product
  • Bessatsu Comic Box, vol. 2
  • 172 pages
  • ¥1,000
  • Interview of Miyazaki and staff members. Ghibli Production Diary. Detailed articles about background of Mononoke Hime, such as cultural and historical facts behind the story. The book is available in PDF files at Comic Box's web site.

Comic Box Volume 3

 MONONOKE HIME WO KAKU, KATARU
(Writing and Talking about Mononoke Hime)
  • 1997
  • Fusion Product
  • Bessatsu Comic Box, vol. 3
  • 192 pages
  • ¥1,000
  • 400 articles, letters, and illustrations sent to  Comic Box from those who saw Mononoke Hime. Also includes articles by 88 manga writers, anime creators, and critics. Interview of staff members, such as Yoshifumi Kondo, Masasi Ando, Kitaro Kosaka, and Yoshikazu Mera. For more information, see Comic Box's web site.

Koushite Umareta

 MONONOKE HIME WA KOUSHITE UMARETA
(This Is How Princess Mononoke Was Born)
  • 1998
  • by Toshiro URATANI
  • Tokuma Shoten (ISBN4-19-860930-6)
  • 423 pages
  • ¥1,900
  • A book by the director who made the Making of Mononoke Hime video. His record of what he saw and heard while filming Miyazaki and staff members at work.

MONONOKE HIME NO HIMITSU: HARUKANARU JYOUMON NO FUUKEI
(The Secret of Princess Mononoke: The scenery of Long-gone Jyoumon)
  • October, 1998
  • by Tsutomu Kuji
  • Hihyousha (ISBN 4-8265-0261-3)
  • 213 pages 
  • ¥1,800
  • Studies Mononoke Hime from 14 perspectives such as "Characters," "Forest," "Language," "Technology," "Symbolism," and "Civilization." Through the scenery of Jomon Era, the book talks about Emishi, the clan of Ashitaka.
  MONONOKE HIME KENKYUU JOSETSU: ANIME DEHA NAKU ANIMATION TOSHITE
(The Introduction to the Study of Princess Mononoke: Not as "Anime", but as "Animation")
  • 1998
  • by Tsuyoshi Goto and Mitsuhiro Kuroda
  • Best Sellers (ISBN 4-584-18333-3)
  • 206 pages
  • ¥1,143

Eureka Special Issue

 YURIIKA "MIYAZAKI HAYAO NO SEKAI"
(The World of Hayao Miyazaki)
  • August 1997
  • Seido-Sha
  • Eureka Special Issue (ISBN 4-7917-0020-1), vol. 29-11
  • 264 pages
  • ¥1,143
  • Collection of articles about Miyazaki, Mononoke Hime, and his other works by subculture writers. Includes an interview of Miyazaki.

Pop Culture

 POP CULTURE CRITIQUE 1 "MIYAZAKI HAYAO NO CHAKUCHITEN WO SAGURU"
(Investigating the Landing Point of Hayao Miyazaki)
  • 1997
  • Seikyuu-Sha (ISBN 4-7872-7082-6)
  • 180 pages
  • ¥1,200
  • Collection of articles about Miyazaki and Mononoke Hime by subculture writers.

Best Screenplay 1997

 NENKAN DAIHYOU SINARIO SHUU 1997
(Best Screenplay Collection 1997)
  • 1997
  • Eijin Sha (ISBN 4-87100-125-3)
  • 445 pages
  • ¥2718
  • Contains several movie scripts, including Mononoke Hime. Sample page

Asahi

 ASAHI GURAFU "MIYAZAKI HAYAO NO SEKAI - RUPAN III SEI KARA MONONOKE HIME MADE"
(The World of Hayao Miyazaki - From Lupin III to Mononoke Hime)
  • July 18, 1997
  • Asahi Shinbun-Sha
  • Weekly Asahi Graph
  • ¥533
  • Interview of Miyazaki. Articles and color pictures of past works by Miyazaki.

Kokukoku

 KOKUKOKU HIHYOU
(Advertisement Comment Magazine)
  • Feb. 1998, No. 213
  • Madora Shuppan
  • ¥524
  • Contains an 30-page length interview of Miyazaki and Takeshi YOUROU, a kaobougaku professor, about Mononoke Hime.

 

Books in Chinese

 

Chinese Film Comics
Mo Fa Gong Zhu (1-4)
  • China Times Publishing Co. (in Taiwan)
  • vol.1: 144 pg; ISBN 957-13-2478-7; 8 Mar 1998
  • vol.2: 144 pg; ISBN 957-13-2479-5; 8 Mar 1998
  • vol.3: 144 pg; ISBN 957-13-2480-9; 8 Apr 1998
  • vol.4: 152 pg; ISBN 957-13-2481-7; 8 Apr 1998
  • Order numbers: FD0060, FD0061, FD0062, and FD0063.
  • NT$120 each
  • Chinese translated version of the corresponding Film Comics.

 

Sheet Music & Scores

 

  FAIRY PIANO PIECE "MONONOKE HIME ~PIANO SOLO: PIANO & VOCAL~"
  • 1997
  • Fairy (ISBN 4-89442-147-X)
  • 8 pages
  • ¥750
  • Piano score
 
YASASHIKU HIKERU "MONONOKE HIME" SOLO ALBUM: IMAGE ALBUM & SOUNDTRACK
(Easy Playing "Mononoke Hime" Solo Album: Image Album & Soundtracks)
  • 1977
  • K.M.P (ISBN 4-77321-172-5)
  • 106 pages
  • ¥1,400
  • Piano scores of the pieces in Image Album and Soundtrack Album.

Yamaha

 ELECTONE DE HIKU "MONONOKE HIME"
(Playing Mononoke Hime with Electone)
  • Yamaha Music Media
  • 40pages with a Floppy Disk
  • ¥2,300
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