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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 13 wins & 38 nominations total
- The Princess Kaguya
- (English version)
- (voice)
- The Bamboo Cutter
- (English version)
- (voice)
- The Bamboo Cutter's Wife
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
- Prince Ishitsukuri
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Kaguya hime
- (voice)
- …
- Sutemaru
- (voice)
- Okina
- (voice)
- Ôna
- (voice)
- …
- Sagami
- (voice)
- Menowarawa
- (voice)
- Abe no udaijin
- (voice)
- Ôtomo no dainagon
- (voice)
- Mikado
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn 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.
- GoofsWhile 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #50.12 (2014)
Based on a 10th century Japanese folktale, The Tale of Princess Kaguya is a bittersweet coming of age story. Our protagonist is Kaguya-hime who is discovered as a baby in a bamboo stalk by an old peasant man. He and his childless wife raise her as their own, providing the best they can as she rapidly ages. While her mother is fearful of change and just wants a comfortable life for her adopted daughter, her father envisions great things. He sees Kaguya as part of a divine plan and after fine clothes and gold come shooting out of bamboo stalks he concludes that the heavens want her to become a proper princess. He assumes this is the best way to make his daughter happy instead of asking her what she wants.
A sharply observed feminist critique of traditional Japanese culture as well as a cautionary tale of the burdens we place on our children, The Tale of Princess Kaguya has a wealth of complex themes and archetypes hidden beneath the surface of its fairly straight- forward story. This is one of the rare films that are both easily accessible to a young audience and one that film students can write thesis papers on.
The final word should be reserved for Studio Ghibli's animation. The style used invokes something between impressionist paintings and water-colours while employing a muted palette. Ghibli moves away from traditional anime and the results are breathtaking. The hand drawn frames could each stand alone as a portrait and yet the film feels fluid. At times the animation blurs into expressionism; the brush strokes matching the characters inner- turmoil.
Easily the best animated film of the year, it's a must see for fans of the genre. Luckily North America will get a theatrical release; the English-dubbed version will be out October 17 and will star Chloe Grace Moretz as Kaguya.
- Josh_Friesen
- Sep 29, 2014
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- ¥5,000,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $974,913
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $54,915
- Oct 19, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $24,706,166
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1