The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Original title: Kaguya-hime no monogatari

2013
PG
2h 17m

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8.0/10

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Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her Â– but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.

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Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face... Read allKaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

56K

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 13 wins & 38 nominations total

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Chloë Grace Moretz

The Princess Kaguya
(English version)
(voice)

James Caan

The Bamboo Cutter
(English version)
(voice)

Mary Steenburgen

The Bamboo Cutter's Wife
(English version)
(voice)
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James Marsden

Prince Ishitsukuri
(English version)
(voice)

Aki Asakura

Kaguya hime
(voice)
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Kengo Kôra

Sutemaru
(voice)

Takeo Chii

Okina
(voice)

Nobuko Miyamoto

Ôna
(voice)
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Atsuko Takahata

Sagami
(voice)

Tomoko Tabata

Menowarawa
(voice)

Shinosuke Tatekawa

Inbe no akita
(voice)

Takaya Kamikawa

Ishitsukuri no miko
(voice)

Hikaru Ijûin

Abe no udaijin
(voice)

Ryûdô Uzaki

Ôtomo no dainagon
(voice)

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Mikado
(voice)

Isao Hashizume

Kuramochi no miko
(voice)

Mirai Uchida

Kaguya hime (child)
(voice)

Fubomichi Takazawa

Voice Appearance
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Trivia
In several scenes in the movie, Kaguma-Hime, Lady Sagami and Ona can be seen wearing multi-layered kimonos called Junihitoe. Both the number of layers and the coloring of the layers worn would be dictated by the occasion, status, and season the wearer is in.

Goofs
While the baby princess crawls to the cutter she tosses a piece of bamboo to the edge of the floor mat. In the reverse shot as she crawls back, it is missing.

Quotes
The Princess Kaguya: [singing] Go round, come round, come round... Come round, oh distant time. Come round, call back my heart. Come round, call back my heart. Birds, bugs, beasts, grass, trees, flowers. Teach me how to feel. If I hear that you pine for me, I will return to you.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #50.12 (2014)

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9/10

Awesome fairy tale

Based on real Japanese folklore, the animation takes its tone from those original artworks I've seen on Japanese scrolls, and mixes it with contemporary anime.

I love the way animation can take such simple things as eating a melon or watching birds fly into a tree so much more exciting. By using traditional animation (although I need notice some computerize layouts),The Japanese have done it again with their personal approach to the detail of animation you can only get from 2D.

Adding to my enjoyment, this English adaption of the film includes the voice talent of Chloë Grace Moretz as the princess, who I've become a fan of.

It was very beautiful artwork moving across the big screen.