Tale of the Princess Kaguya (subtitled version)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is a marvel of Japanese animation, a hand-drawn, painterly epic that submerges us in a world of beauty.
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (subtitled version)
From Studio Ghibli, the studio that brought you the Academy Award®-winning Spirited Away, comes a powerful and soaring epic that redefines animated storytelling and marks a triumphant highpoint within an extraordinary filmmaking career for director and studio co-founder Isao Takahata. Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny 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. Drector Isao Takahata’s final film was nominated for an Academy Award® and hailed as a masterpiece by critics.
Genre
Animated,
Drama,
Fantasy
Runtime
155
Language
Japanese
Director
Isao Takahata
Writer(s)
Isao Takahata,
Riko Sakaguchi
Cast
Aki Asakura,
Yukiji Asaoka,
Takeo Chii,
Isao Hshizume
Awards:
Nominee, Best Animated Feature, Academy Awards
Winner, Best Animation, Los Angeles Film Critics Association
FEATURED REVIEW
Ella Taylor, NPR
My first encounter with the lovely 10th-century Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter was in the Sesame Street special Big Bird Goes to Japan. A kind and beautiful young woman named Kaguya-hime appears out of nowhere to take the Yellow One and his canine pal Barkley on a jaunt to Kyoto ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 10.24.14 - 11.27.14
NoHo 7 11.28.14 - 12.04.14
Fine Arts Theatre 2.15.16 - 2.15.16
Claremont 5 12.16.19 - 12.16.19
Newhall 11.27.24 - 11.27.24
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