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>> A fascinating, firsthand account of how Disney tried to turn Hayao Mizyake's violent "Mononoke Hime" into something they could market to American families. Sample:

"Once away from most of the other people, (Disney executive) Michael Johnson explained to us quietly that he was going to have to start showing clips from MONONOKE HIME to other executives at Disney, so they could begin to decide how the film would be distributed in the US and Europe. He asked Suzuki-san to PLEASE give him something that didn't make the film look so violent.

'Do we have to have the arms and heads flying off? Isn't there something softer in the film? Romance maybe? Can't I get a nice romantic scene, you know, between the hero and heroine? Maybe a kiss or something?'

Suzuki-san nodded his head and looked pensive, but didn't say anything."
posted by Geoff Carter at 6:20 PM