In March 2013, it was announced that the show would transfer to Japan after its first run of shows in London. A second series of performances followed in London after the return from Tokyo. The second run of London performances sold out in four and half hours. The play received positive reviews and was one of Lyn Gardner's theatre picks in The Guardian''. On April 27, 2013, the play was presented at Nico Nico Douga's Cho Party and was streamed online in Japan. See also List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References Sources External links at Disney Princess Mononoke Production Diary at Studio Ghibli 1997 anime films 1997 fantasy films 1997 films 1990s Japanese-language films Ainu in fiction Animated films about orphans Animated films about wolves Anime with original screenplays Fiction about deicide Demons in film Environmental films Feminism in anime and manga Films about curses Films about princesses Films directed by Hayao Miyazaki Films scored by Joe Hisaishi Films set in feudal Japan Films set in forests Films set in Japan Films set in the 14th century Films set in the 15th century Films set in the 16th century Japanese adult animated films Japanese animated fantasy films Philosophical anime and manga Picture of the Year Japan Academy Prize winners Shenmo fiction Shinto kami in anime and manga Studio Ghibli animated films Toho animated films