When Harvey Weinstein tried to butcher Princess Mononoke for a U.S. release, Hayao Miyazaki sent him a katana with those two words, “No cuts.” The message was clear this story wasn’t meant to be trimmed or tamed.<br /><br />This scene? One of the film’s emotional breaking points. And Miyazaki didn’t want a single frame softened for the sake of marketability.<br /><br />Some stories are meant to be told whole. This is one of them.
