Emishi
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The Emishi, Ebisu or Ezo were a group of people who lived in parts of northern Honshū in present-day Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region.
Reconstructed south gate of Taga Castle.
The monument for commending Aterui and More at Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto
Princess Mononoke
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Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Set in the Muromachi period of Japanese history, the film follows Ashitaka, a young Emishi
Emishi
…component of their ancestry. The term "Emishi" is used for the concealed village tribe of the main character Ashitaka in the Hayao Miyazaki animated film Princess Mononoke. The fictional village was a last pocket of Emishi surviving into the Muromachi period (16th century). Ezo…
Billy Crudup (pictured in 2015) voiced Ashitaka in the English dub.
Claire Danes (pictured in 2015) voiced San.
Some of the film's natural scenery was inspired by a visit to the forests of Yakushima.
The Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium, which Miyazaki was inspired by during the production.