The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
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Found inside a glowing bamboo stalk, a tiny girl grows rapidly into a beautiful princess whose celestial origins demand a heartbreaking price.
Why watch: Takahata's farewell. Brushstroke animation at its zenith.
Cast
Aki Asakura as The Princess Kaguya (voice)
Takeo Chii as Sanuki no Miyatsuko (voice)
Nobuko Miyamoto as Ōna / Narrator (voice)
Kengo Kora as Sutemaru (voice)
Atsuko Takahata as Lady Sagami (voice)
Tomoko Tabata as Menowarawa (voice)
Shinosuke Tatekawa as Lord Inbe no Akita (voice)
Takaya Kamikawa as Prince Ishitsukuri (voice)
Hikaru Ijūin as Minister of the Right Abe (voice)
Ryudo Uzaki as Grand Counselor Otomo (voice)
Shichinosuke Nakamura as The Emperor (voice)
Isao Hashizume as Prince Kuramochi (voice)
Tatsuya Nakadai as Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)
Yukiji Asaoka as Kita no kata (voice)
Tamaki Kojo as Middle Counselor Isonokami (voice)
Crew
Isao Takahata — Director
Riko Sakaguchi — Screenplay
Isao Takahata — Screenplay
Yoshiaki Nishimura — Producer
Seiichiro Ujiie — Executive Producer
Koji Hoshino — Executive Producer
Seiichiro Ujiie — Producer
Keisuke Nakamura — Director of Photography
Toshihiko Kojima — Editor
Kazuo Oga — Art Direction
Joe Hisaishi — Original Music Composer
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