This is a B2 Japanese poster, printed in 1997, for the movie “Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫).

Set during the Muromachi Period (1333-1568) of Japan, Princess Mononoke  is the tale of a mystical fight between humans and the Animal Gods of the forest.

On the side of the Animal Gods is San (the Mononoke-Hime), a human girl raised by the wolf god Moro. On the side of the humans is Lady Eboshi (Eboshi-Gozen), building a kingdom for oppressed people by cutting down the forest for her iron-making operation.

In the midst of this fight for survival, Ashitaka, the last prince of a dying race, struggles to find a way for both sides to co-exist. But the fighting only becomes more and more bloody and all hope seems to be lost.

Note that the poster does not have the Eirin Mark and, for that reason, we think that it is not an original movie poster. It was produced by Tokuma Shoten and may have been used either to promote other merchandise or was given as a free gift with the purchase of the cinema ticket.