Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face... Read allKaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 13 wins & 38 nominations total
- The Princess Kaguya
- (English version)
- (voice)
- The Bamboo Cutter
- (English version)
- (voice)
- The Bamboo Cutter's Wife
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
- Prince Ishitsukuri
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Kaguya hime
- (voice)
- …
- Sutemaru
- (voice)
- Okina
- (voice)
- Ôna
- (voice)
- …
- Sagami
- (voice)
- Menowarawa
- (voice)
- Abe no udaijin
- (voice)
- Ôtomo no dainagon
- (voice)
- Mikado
- (voice)
Storyline
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- TriviaIn several scenes in the movie, Kaguma-Hime, Lady Sagami and Ona can be seen wearing multi-layered kimonos called Junihitoe. Both the number of layers and the coloring of the layers worn would be dictated by the occasion, status, and season the wearer is in.
- GoofsWhile the baby princess crawls to the cutter she tosses a piece of bamboo to the edge of the floor mat. In the reverse shot as she crawls back, it is missing.
- Quotes
The Princess Kaguya: [singing] Go round, come round, come round... Come round, oh distant time. Come round, call back my heart. Come round, call back my heart. Birds, bugs, beasts, grass, trees, flowers. Teach me how to feel. If I hear that you pine for me, I will return to you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #50.12 (2014)
For the most part, the story you see in the film is the old tale. One day, a poor woodcutter slices into a stalk of bamboo and finds a beautiful thumb-size child. Since he and his wife are childless and have always wanted one, they are overjoyed with the discovery and raise the child. However, the same fortune that brought them the baby also rewarded them with gold when the woodcutter chopped additional bamboo. And, oddly, the child grows to normal size and becomes a lady in practically no time at all. Soon they are rich and able to give their girl the life of a princess and she's taught all manners and customs that a proper lady would need. However, it's obvious that young Princess Kaguya isn't happy in this life, as courtier after courtier come for her hand and she simply isn't interested. So, she gives them impossible tasks to complete before she'd agree to marry any of them. When they all fail, the Emperor himself comes to court her but she rebuffs him--mostly because she knows her time on Earth is drawing to a close. Where all this goes next, you'll find out if you watch the movie.
The animation for this movie is quite lovely--with a nice look that appears as if the film was made with colored pencils and watercolors. While it's more minimalistic than you'd usually find in a Ghibli film, it looks very appropriate to the Medieval Japanese period. In fact, the look of the film is the best thing about the movie. The story, as you probably noticed above, is odd--especially to non-Japanese audiences. The ending, is even odder, by the way. But the film still could have worked despite the unusual story. However, I found the pacing to be too slow and I noticed my attention waning from time to time. Not surprisingly, it's the longest film released by Ghibli to date. Had they trimmed about 15 to 20 minutes and removed the plot involving the poor boyfriend (which was not in the original story), I think the film would have worked better for me. Worth seeing for a very patient audience who is looking for something very different--otherwise a strange sort of picture that probably would offer little appeal to kids and folks wanting something light and Disney-like.
By the way, although I was not bowled over by this film, it has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. My vote is for "The Box Trolls"...a film which managed to combine both artistry and an excellent original story.
- planktonrules
- Feb 18, 2015
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- Country of origin
- Official sites
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- Also known as
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
- Production companies
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- Budget
- ¥5,000,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $974,913
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $54,915
- Oct 19, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $24,751,400
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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