The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

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 enthralls all who encounter her - but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is a 2014 Japanese Japanese-language motion picture featuring Aki Asakura, Kengo Kora, Takeo Chii and Nobuko Miyamoto. The movie is based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. Studio Ghibli was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Yoshiaki Nishimura. The movie is directed by Isao Takahata. Toho acquired the distribution rights for the film. The motion picture has a running time of 137 minutes. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya was made on a budget of ¥5 billion and at the box office it grossed only ¥2 billion. The screenplay for the movie was written by Isao Takahata and Riko Sakaguchi. Editing was done by Toshihiko Kojima. The music was composed by Joe Hisaishi.
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