Anime Profile: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Fields | USA Info | Japanese Info | Image |
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Title | The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (かぐや姫の物語) |  |
Released | 1 movie | 1 movie | |
Dates | November 23, 2013 | ||
Company | Universal Studios | Toho International, Studio Ghibli, Dentsu, Hakahodo DY Media Partners | |
Creator | Isao Takahata (高畑 勲) | ||
Director | Isao Takahata (高畑 勲), Riko Sakaguchi | ||
Genre | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | |
Characters | Inbe no Akita ⊕ | Inbe no Akita ⊕ | |
· · · | Kaguya ⊕ | Kaguya ⊕ | |
· · · | Lady Sagami ⊕ | Lady Sagami ⊕ | |
· · · | Menowarawa ⊕ | Menowarawa ⊕ | |
· · · | Minister Abe ⊕ | Minister Abe ⊕ | |
· · · | Ona ⊕ | Ona ⊕ | |
· · · | -- more listed below -- | -- more listed below -- |
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Characters: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
English Name |
Japanese Name |
English Name |
Japanese Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inbe no Akita ⊕ | Inbe no Akita ⊕ | Prince Ishitsukuri ⊕ | Prince Ishitsukuri ⊕ | |
| Kaguya ⊕ | Kaguya ⊕ | Prince Kuramochi ⊕ | Prince Kuramochi ⊕ | |
| Lady Sagami ⊕ | Lady Sagami ⊕ | Sanuki no Miyatsuko ⊕ | Sanuki no Miyatsuko ⊕ | |
| Menowarawa ⊕ | Menowarawa ⊕ | Sutemaru ⊕ | Sutemaru ⊕ | |
| Minister Abe ⊕ | Minister Abe ⊕ | The Mikado ⊕ | The Mikado ⊕ | |
| Ona ⊕ | Ona ⊕ |
Description: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
This movie, based upon the 10th Century Japanese story, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter", centers around Kaguya, a girl which was found inside a bamboo shoot by a bamboo cutter. The girl is raised by the cutter and his wife – who rapidly grows into adulthood.
In time, great wealth is bestowed upon the family, so much that the bamboo cutter buys himself a title, and making the beautiful Kaguya a princess. And with that wealth comes all sorts of suitors, all of them wishing to marry the girl. However, all that Kaguya wants is a return to their simple life – and the young man that she loves.
