

In Miyazaki movie "Mononoke Hime" Lady Eboshi, leader of Irontown, receives a
letter from Jigo's, alledgedly from the emperor. To me, it was not clear why
she decided to go along with Jigo's plan of killing the Forest Spirit.

I understand it was her desire to keep cutting down the forest, and then it
would be convenient for her, but the appearance of Jigo's being a trigger for
her to take such a step is not clear to me. Was she promised peace, that men
of his group wouldn't attack Irontown? Was she promised gold? What Lady Eboshi
expected to win by cutting down the head of the Forest Spirit?

When I first watched that scene, it seemed to be it would be a letter from the
emperor communicating he would not take possession of Irontown in exchange for
the God's head, but now I read that the emperor wouldn't have any political
power at the time the story apparentely takes place.


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Jigo's letter in Mononoke Hime