The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is a 2013 Japanese animated historical fantasy film co-written for the screen and directed by Isao Takahata, based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a 10th century Japanese literary tale.
Information
- Type- Movie
- Titles- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
- Genres- Fantasy
- Aired- Nov 23, 2013
- Rating- G – All Ages
- Episodes- 1
- Duration- 2 hr. 17 min.
Synopsis
Based on a 10th century Japanese folktale, The Tale of Princess Kaguya is a bittersweet coming of age story. Our protagonist is Kaguya-hime who is discovered as a baby in a bamboo stalk by an old peasant man. He and his childless wife raise her as their own, providing the best they can as she rapidly ages. While her mother is fearful of change and just wants a comfortable life for her adopted daughter, her father envisions great things. He sees Kaguya as part of a divine plan and after fine clothes and gold come shooting out of bamboo stalks he concludes that the heavens want her to become a proper princess. He assumes this is the best way to make his daughter happy instead of asking her what she wants.
Download and Watch
Download and Watch Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya), an Anime Movie on Netflix, Crunchyroll, and Aniplex. Anime series is available in the original Language Japanese.
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Review:
The story is wonderfully told and it has some extremely sad moments. But probably the best thing about this movie is the breath taking animation. It’s just incredibly beautiful and just so unique that you just won’t forget it. As always for a Ghibli movie the movie has an eye for detail and you just feel the passion which was put into this movie. This movie was one of the best anime I have ever seen and probably also one of the best movies I have ever seen.
