Princess Mononoke's setting is based on a real island ... where he finds himself embroiled in a fierce conflict: Lady Eboshi of Tatara, promoting constant deforestation, stands against Princess ...

To find a cure, he journeys west and stumbles into a war between the forest gods, led by the courageous Princess Mononoke, and the humans of Iron Town, led by the strong-willed Lady Eboshi.

YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture—An ancient giant has fallen in the forest believed to have inspired Studio Ghibli's "Princess Mononoke." However, this one was not Lady Eboshi's fault.