The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is a 2013 award-winning animated film from Studio Ghibli directed by Isao Takahata. It is based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a 10th-century Japanese literary tale. I watched it on HBO Max. The voice cast for the English language version is too long to list here, but well worth a look.
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There was a 1987 live action film named Princess from the Moon that was based on the same story. I watched it back in 2012.
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...beautiful, but sad.
ReplyDeleteThat ending is sad, isn't it :(
DeleteI've seen a lot of Studio Ghibli, but I don't think I've seen this one.
ReplyDeleteI'd missed this one, too.
DeleteThe Tale of Princess Kaguya looks enchanting!
ReplyDeleteIt is! That's the perfect word for it :)
DeleteThanks for sharing this one. I have found Japanese films often have a moral lesson entwined in the main story lesson.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I discovered Japanese film. There's so much to watch there.
DeleteThe boys might like this.
ReplyDeleteI think about how many films I see now that the kids would've loved back in the day.
DeleteOhh I so love this. Maybe because today I am making a spirit doll that has Oriental flare to it. Thank you for the positive energy today.
ReplyDeleteI trust you'll share a photo of the spirit doll :)
DeleteIt sounds great. I love the idea that a 10th century tale is still being brought to life. Hope it was a good Monday.
ReplyDeleteThose old tales are the best!
DeleteAgain, another reason I should get HBO max. However, I can't have everything I want, so for now, I HAVE to stick with cable until I can figure out how to get what I want elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteHBO max wasn't our first one, though. We added it coz they offered a new series we wanted to see. Adding the costs up we're still paying less than we were for cable.
DeleteIt sounds good. Thanks for sharing! Valerie
ReplyDeleteIt was beautiful! and such a good story :)
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