The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
From the writer and director of Studio Ghibli animated dramas Only Yesterday and Grave of the Fireflies comes this fantasy based on the Japanese folk tale of a tiny sleeping princess, discovered in the forest one day by an old bamboo salesman. Adopted into the elderly couple’s care, she goes into a full-sized baby within an instant, leading to a life lived with little riches but ultimate tranquillity. But when she grows older, the interests of the wealthy intervene…
2013Rating: PG137 minsJapanStudio Ghibli
AnimatedKids & FamilyFantasy
- Director:
- Isao Takahata ('Grave of the Fireflies', 'Pom Poko', 'Only Yesterday', 'My Neighbours the Yamadas')
- Writer:
- Isao TakahataRiko Sakaguchi
- Cast:
- Chloë Grace MoretzJames CaanMary SteenburgenLucy LiuBeau BridgesJames MarsdenOliver PlattDean CainJohn ChoAki AsakuraYukiji AsaokaTakeo ChiiIsao HashizumeHikaru Ijûin
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya / Reviews
The New York Times
Drawn with both watercolor delicacy and a brisk sense of line, the film finds a peculiarly moving undertow of feeling.
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Los Angeles Times
A marvel of Japanese animation, a hand-drawn, painterly epic that submerges us in a world of beauty.
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