The Tale of Princess Kaguya
The movie tells the story of a bamboo cutter who finds a miniature girl and takes her home to his wife so they can bring her up as their own daughter. The girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her, but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.
29 October 1935, Ise, Mie, Japan
29 October 1935, Ise, Mie, Japan
20 September 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 March 1945, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
September 23, 1991 in Kanagawa, Japan
11 October 1954, Kagawa, Japan
December 26, 1980 in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
28 May 1976, Belleville, New Jersey, USA
31 July 1966, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, USA
2 December 1968, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
8 February 1953, Newport, Arkansas, USA
February 29, 2016
There exists a compelling experiential satisfaction of the closure of a mythical character journey full of ebbs and flows, complexities and emotional introspection, all expressed fully in the compassionate drawings of director Isao Takahata.
November 24, 2014
This delicate, hand-drawn marvel is lyrical and heartbreaking in ways that most live-action movies never approach.
December 04, 2014
One can only hope Ghibli maintains a creative standard as high as his.
March 18, 2016
A mezmerizing display of impresionist animation. [Full review in Spanish]
December 04, 2014
What makes "Princess Kaguya" stick in emotional terms? Its depiction of an extraordinary girl, learning for herself that a life without real joy and spontaneity is only a shadow of a life.
March 17, 2015
Plays out as a wistful, slow-burning romance, underscored with a streak of social satire and animated in exquisitely subtle pastels and watercolours.
June 06, 2016
In an era where anime films seem to blend into each other aesthetically, Takahata's impressions seems marvelously alive - its modesty in images makes them feel as if they're being created before our very eyes.
May 25, 2015
Flurries of expressiveness swirl into subtle shifts in style; it's these fiercely elemental illustrations of one girl's forbearance, defiance and longing which mark Takahata's The Tale of The Princess Kaguya as Studio Ghibli's fourth masterpiece.
April 09, 2015
A hauntingly mesmeric masterpiece that creeps beneath the skin and truly transports the viewer into an enchanting world of myth and magic.
December 04, 2014
It's the beautiful and breathtaking animation that gives The Tale of the Princess Kaguya a luster that is both simple and sophisticated.
November 13, 2014
If there's a message here about the foolhardiness of parental expectations, it fades away in the face of the film's rapturous visuals.
January 26, 2017
Takahata brings his own feminist spin to Kaguya's coming of age, showing how this child of nature is repeatedly kept from happiness by the forces of patriarchy.
