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The Tale of Princess Kaguya
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The Tale of Princess Kaguya

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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.
Actors: Tomoko Tabata,
Tomoko Tabata
Tomoko Tabata December 26, 1980 in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Daniel Dae Kim,
Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim 4 August 1968, Pusan, South Korea
Hikaru Ijûin,
Hikaru Ijûin
Hikaru Ijûin
Liam OBrien,
Liam OBrien
Liam OBrien 28 May 1976, Belleville, New Jersey, USA
James Caan,
James Caan
James Caan 26 March 1940, The Bronx, New York, USA
Newell Alexander,
Newell Alexander
Newell Alexander 20 September 1935, Borger, Texas, USA
Caitlyn Leone,
Caitlyn Leone
Caitlyn Leone
David Zyler,
David Zyler
David Zyler
Yukiji Asaoka,
Yukiji Asaoka
Yukiji Asaoka 23 July 1935, Tokyo, Japan
Emily Bridges,
Emily Bridges
Emily Bridges 2 July 1986, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Warren Sroka,
Warren Sroka
Warren Sroka
...»
Genre: DramaAnimationFantasy
Director: Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata 29 October 1935, Ise, Mie, Japan
Release: 2013
IMDb: 8.00
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Duration: 137 min
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Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
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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.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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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.
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Fan The Fire
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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.
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Boston Globe
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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.
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Today's Zaman (Turkey)
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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.
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Projected Figures
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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.
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Time Out
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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.
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Chicago Tribune
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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.
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El Pais (Spain)
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March 18, 2016

A mezmerizing display of impresionist animation. [Full review in Spanish]
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Chicago Reader
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December 04, 2014

One can only hope Ghibli maintains a creative standard as high as his.
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The Film Stage
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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.
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Christian Science Monitor
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November 24, 2014

This delicate, hand-drawn marvel is lyrical and heartbreaking in ways that most live-action movies never approach.
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