The Tale of Princess Kaguya, a Review

The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Kaguya-hime no Monogatari

[a review]

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The Tale of Princess Kaguya is a 137 minutes long animation produced by Ghibli Studio. The director, Isao Takahata co-wrote the screenplay together with Riko Sakaguchi. The responsible producer of the animation is Yoshiaki Nishimura. Ghibli Studio loyal composer Joe Hisaishi handled the music arrangement while cinematography was under the care of Keisuke Nakamura. The animation was released on the 23rd November 2013 (Japan).

The Tale of Princess Kaguya, a Summary

The animation was based on famous Japanese folklore, the tale of the bamboo cutter. 

Birth of Princess Kaguya

          It describes the life of a woman named Princess Kaguya who was born from the shoot of a bamboo tree, raised by the bamboo cutter and his wife with generous love. When the bamboo cutter was blessed with fortune mysteriously taken from more bamboo trees to care for the bamboo child, he was certain that her happiness lies not in the rural but by living like princess of a noble house. Therefore, the bamboo cutter spent the fortunes to build himself and Princess Kaguya's name in the city to the point where every man in the city would fight for her hand, no matter the cost.