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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.
"His Girl Friday" set the bar for romcoms and gave us a feminist heroine before feminism was cool.
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This holiday movie serves as the prequel to the TV series The Really Loud House.