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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

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A tiny nymph found inside a bamboo stalk grows into a beautiful and desirable young woman, who orders her suitors to prove their love by completing a series of near-impossible tasks.
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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

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Boasting narrative depth, frank honesty, and exquisite visual beauty, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is a modern animated treasure with timeless appeal.

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) A poignant gem, very different in tone to the director's most celebrated works, Grave of the Fireflies and Only Yesterday, but no less worthy of praise and admiration. Rated: 4/5 Mar 22, 2015 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times The impression is of a continuous series of watercolours, similar to the narrative scroll revealed to Kaguya in a key scene. Rated: 4/5 Mar 20, 2015 Full Review Andrew Osmond Sight & Sound While the characters feel very simplified at times, there are scenes that put great weight on performance and subtle expressions, in a way that's nearer to the classical Disney tradition than most Japanese animation. Mar 20, 2015 Full Review Brendan Cassidy InSession Film Leave it to the great Isao Takahata to return with not only the best animated film I’ve seen this year, not only the best overall film I’ve seen this year, but one of the most beautiful film experiences I’ve ever had... Jun 17, 2024 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine This is anime-as-arthouse cinema, thoughtfully and gracefully composed. Rated: 10/10 Nov 29, 2023 Full Review Jordan Brooks Vague Visages As in many Studio Ghibli films before it, the male director is speaking directly to his male audience, pleading with them to treat the women in their lives with the respect and equality they deserve. Aug 1, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Diptansu C Just completed watching "The Tale of Princess Kaguya", my first ever anime film. And I was astonished by the quality of both the story as well as the animation. It's undoubtedly an extraordinary film, not only for children, but for adults as well. It portrayed some of the real-life raw emotions and I would like to thank everybody who were involved in creating this masterpiece. Just loved it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Josh G the best stylized animation ever and an amazing story to go with it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Charvine A Stylistically very beautiful, but the sad storyline and underwhelming depiction of Buddhist "heaven" ultimately left me with a bittersweet feeling. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Ant E This is likely the best animated movie of all time. The fact this lost to BIG HERO 6 is the most shameless and scandalous robbery of all time. You would need to smash your head against the wall 4 times to come to that conclusion. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/12/24 Full Review Monster E the only movie that has made me cry. and it did it twice. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review lillo p GOD, the tale of the princess kaguya changed the chemistry of my brain! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A tiny nymph found inside a bamboo stalk grows into a beautiful and desirable young woman, who orders her suitors to prove their love by completing a series of near-impossible tasks.
Director
Isao Takahata
Producer
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Screenwriter
Isao Takahata, Riko Sakaguchi
Distributor
GKIDS
Production Co
Studio Ghibli
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|Some Violent Action|Partial Nudity)
Genre
Fantasy, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 2014, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Nov 25, 2024
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 14, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$681.1K
Runtime
2h 17m
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