The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

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Anime English Name: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Anime Native Name: かぐや姫の物語

Status: N/A

Episode Count: 1

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Release Date: 2013

Duration: 137 mins

Country: JP

Average Score: 81%

Description

Okina is a bamboo cutter in ancient rural Japan. One day in the forest, he finds a tiny baby in the folds of a bamboo shoot. He brings the creature home to his wife Ounaa and they decide to keep her and raise her as a princess. She is clearly not of this world. Kaguya grows at an unnatural rate, soon maturing into an uncommonly beautiful young woman. Since Okina has now also found a cache of gold and treasure in the forest, every suitor wants Kaguya. But this is not a fairy tale of courtship and marriage.

(Source: Toronto International Film Festival)

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Main Staff

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Isao Takahata

Role: Director

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Yoshiaki Nishimura

Role: Producer

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Isao Takahata

Role: Script

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Joe Hisaishi

Role: Music