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 enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
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Earnest, prestige, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Aki AsakuraThe Princess Kaguya (voice)
- Takeo ChiiSanuki no Miyatsuko (voice)
- Nobuko MiyamotoŌna / Narrator (voice)
- Kengo KoraSutemaru (voice)
- Atsuko TakahataLady Sagami (voice)
- Tomoko TabataMenowarawa (voice)
- Shinosuke TatekawaLord Inbe no Akita (voice)
- Takaya KamikawaPrince Ishitsukuri (voice)
- Hikaru IjūinMinister of the Right Abe (voice)
- Ryudo UzakiGrand Counselor Otomo (voice)
Crew
- Isao TakahataDirector
- Riko SakaguchiScreenplay
- Isao TakahataScreenplay
- Keisuke NakamuraDirector of Photography
- Joe HisaishiOriginal Music Composer
- Toshihiko KojimaEditor
- Yoshiaki NishimuraProducer
- Seiichiro UjiieProducer
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