The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Also known as Kaguya-hime no Monogatari

Movie Finished 2013 Unrated

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Okina is a bamboo cutter in ancient rural Japan. One day in the forest, he finds a tiny baby in the folds of a bamboo shoot. He brings the creature home to his wife Ounaa and they decide to keep her and raise her as a princess. She is clearly not of this world. Kaguya grows at an unnatural rate, soon maturing into an uncommonly beautiful young woman. Since Okina has now also found a cache of gold and treasure in the forest, every suitor wants Kaguya. But this is not a fairy tale of courtship and marriage.

Studio: Studio Ghibli
Episodes: 1 listed
Runtime: about 137 minutes per episode
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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Kaguya-hime

Kaguya-himeMain character

Aki Asakura

Aki AsakuraJapanese voice

Menowarawa

MenowarawaSupporting character

Tomoko Tabata

Tomoko TabataJapanese voice

Sutemaru

SutemaruSupporting character

Kengo Koura

Kengo KouraJapanese voice

Ouna

OunaSupporting character

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko MiyamotoJapanese voice

Okina

OkinaSupporting character

Takeo Chii

Takeo ChiiJapanese voice

Sagami

SagamiSupporting character

Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko TakahataJapanese voice

Inbe no Akita

Inbe no AkitaSupporting character

Shinosuke Tatekawa

Shinosuke TatekawaJapanese voice

Mikado

MikadoSupporting character

Nakamura Shichinosuke II

Nakamura Shichinosuke IIJapanese voice

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