In response to fans' requests to add the Japanese track as well as threats of poor sales, Miramax hired translators for subtitles for the Japanese version. When the film was announced for release on DVD in North America, it was originally going to be exclusively with the English dub.The singing of the movie's theme is also left in Japanese and not dubbed into English for this version. This version features some different dialogue such as in the scene where Lady Eboshi first sees San, she calls her "Wolf beast" instead of "Princess Mononoke".
In this review I could extol the amazing animation, fantastic voice acting from both the American and Japanese casts, or the captivating original story, but I'd like to keep things short and simple and praise the masterful handling of the themes. When aired on Canadian cable channel, YTV, a slightly different earlier "rough-cut" version of the English dub aired instead of the theatrical version. Princess Mononoke is one of those rare films that allows the audience room to decide for themselves.On the English language DVD, the subtitle options have a literal translation of Hayao Miyazaki's script in addition to Gaiman's adaptation. Specific terms like Jibashiri and Shishigami, for example, are changed to the more general Mercenary and Forest Spirit. Neil Gaiman, in Anglicizing the script, chose to simplify some plot elements to provide a cultural context for phrases and actions not well known outside of Japan.In response, Toshio Suzuki sent Weinstein an authentic katana with a message stating "No cuts." Infamously, Miyazaki met with Harvey Weinstein, the then-chairman of Miramax Films Weinstein demanded that edits should be made to Princess Mononoke.
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