Kaguya-hime no Monogatari


The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Kaguyahime no Monogatari, Princess Kaguya Story
Japanese: かぐや姫の物語
English: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
German: Die Legende der Prinzessin Kaguya
Spanish: El Cuento de la Princesa Kaguya
French: Le Conte de La Princesse Kaguya
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Nov 23, 2013
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: GKIDS
Studios: Studio Ghibli
Source: Other
Genres: Award WinningAward Winning, FantasyFantasy
Theme: HistoricalHistorical
Duration: 2 hr. 17 min.
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

Statistics

Score: 8.211 (scored by 125866125,866 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #3672
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Popularity: #1052
Members: 240,588
Favorites: 2,763

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Synopsis

Deep in the countryside, a man named Okina works as a bamboo cutter in a forest, chopping away at the hollow plants day after day. One day, he discovers a small baby inside a glowing shoot. He immediately takes her home, convinced that she is a princess sent to Earth as a divine blessing from heaven. Okina and his wife Ouna take it upon themselves to raise the infant as their own, watching over her as she quickly grows into an energetic young girl. Given the name Kaguya, she fits right in with the village she has come to call home, going on adventures with the other children and enjoying what youth has to offer.

But when Okina finds a large fortune of gold and treasure in the forest, Kaguya's life is completely changed. Believing this to be yet another gift from heaven, he takes it upon himself to turn his daughter into a real princess using the wealth he has just obtained, relocating the family to a mansion in the capital. As she leaves her friends behind to enter into an unwanted life of royalty, Kaguya's origins and purpose slowly come to light.

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Background

Kaguya-hime no Monogatari is based on the 10th century Japanese folk tale of the same title. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 87th Academy Awards, the first such nomination for Takahata. The film received over 20 nominations worldwide from critics associations, film festivals, and academies, winning seven times.

Characters & Voice Actors

Kaguya-hime

Main
Asakura, Aki
Japanese

Me no Warawa

Supporting
Tabata, Tomoko
Japanese

Sutemaru

Supporting
Koura, Kengo
Japanese

Ouna

Supporting
Miyamoto, Nobuko
Japanese

Okina

Supporting
Chii, Takeo
Japanese

Staff

Nishimura, Yoshiaki
Producer
Takahata, Isao
Director, Screenplay, Creator
Asari, Naoko
Sound Director
Pannetier, Jean-Marc
Script, ADR Director


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Ending Theme

"Inochi no Kioku (いのちの記憶)" by Kazumi Nikaidou (二階堂和美)




Reviews

Jul 27, 2024
A Tragic Masterpiece
Story: 10/10 A+
Animation/Art: 11/10 S-
Sound: 9/10 A-
Characters: 10/10 A+
Acting(subbed): 10/10 A+
Overall: 12/10 S+

TLDR:
This is an absolute masterpiece of a film. It truly feels like the love child of a genius. You can feel the amount of passion, love, and dedication that was poured into this film. Story wise it's perfect. It's emotional, funny, and tragic and is very well-paced. The animation is incredible, full of expression and its simplicity allows for such dynamic and incredible movement. Unfortunately, the art style may not be to your liking but I for one love it. The music is amazing for this movie, as with most Studio ...
Jan 10, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Most of the film can easily be considered a masterpiece in all aspects, but the final act sours the experience. The ending is great though! And fits in with the message the authors are trying to tell.
The final act introduces the secret background of Kaguya rapidly, which feels like an exposition dump and sours the experience. If those elements had been introduced in small pieces throughout the story, the pacing would have been fine and the ending would have had a greater emotional impact on the viewer.
The hand-crafted animation is beautiful, one of the best in animated media overall, and definitely elevates the emotions one ...
Mar 3, 2022
There's a danger here, which Studio Ghibli has willfully evoked, of misinterpreting the oldest surviving novel in Japanese history. I've seen this story adapted in other formats, or given a small nod to in other media like the game Okami, and even just reading short plot synopses of the various ancient versions of the original tale evokes something more than this film did.

The overall story is there, true, but character development is muddled, and some characters, such as the Emperor and the bamboo cutter are turned into rather indecent characters, removing the restrained, bittersweet maturity of the original tale.

The art and music are ...

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