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Character Overview Lady Eboshi is a complex antagonist in Princess Mononoke. The character is known for Strong-willed and Protective and plays a key role in the story. The leader of Iron Town who seeks to destroy the forest spirits to protect her people and expand her industrial settlement. Lady Eboshi is a formidable antagonist in Princess Mononoke but she's far from a villain, and by the end of the film, she's almost the hero.

Lady Eboshi is played by Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver, who also recently provided the voice of Jane in "Tarzan and Jane." Driver, too, was drawn by Miyazaki's inimitable style.. Who is Lady Eboshi? Lady Eboshi leads Iron Town, produces iron, fights gods, and resists both samurai control and forest retaliation. A simpler film would make her greed alone explain everything. Princess Mononoke instead shows her as charismatic, intelligent, generous to her people, and willing to commit terrible harm.