She also tells Ashitaka that he is doomed to die from the curse that he’s been afflicted with, unless he travels far to the lands in the West in order to find a cure. Unfortunately, the wound is beyond the mere physical realm, and he soon realizes he’s been cursed.Īlthough the villagers are relieved (and appreciative) that Ashitaka has saved them, the village wise woman reveals that the boar-monster had an iron ball lodged within its body, which caused it to transform into a monster. The young prince ends up shooting the creature with a couple of well-placed arrows that kill it, but not before one of its grotesque tendrils whips out and infects his right arm. ![]() ![]() The monster strikes the watchtower’s foundation and shakes Ashitaka and the watchman off, but they safely land on the branches of a nearby tree.Īshitaka then sees that the monster is heading toward his village, so he climbs onto his trusty ride once again and tries to deter it by shouting at it to turn back. Suddenly, an angry kami in the form of a huge boar-like creature covered in worms rushes forth from the darkness of the forest and makes a beeline for the tower. Ashitaka climbs a nearby watchtower and scans the perimeter of the forest with the watchman stationed there.
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