The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
A princess's crime and punishment.
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A visually transcendent, melancholic meditation on fate and the cost of beauty, rooted in Japanese folklore and the bonds between parent and child.
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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Aki Asakura
The Princess Kaguya (voice)
Takeo Chii
Sanuki no Miyatsuko (voice)
Nobuko Miyamoto
Ōna / Narrator (voice)
Kengo Kora
Sutemaru (voice)
Atsuko Takahata
Lady Sagami (voice)
Tomoko Tabata
Menowarawa (voice)
Shinosuke Tatekawa
Lord Inbe no Akita (voice)
Takaya Kamikawa
Prince Ishitsukuri (voice)
Hikaru Ijūin
Minister of the Right Abe (voice)
Ryudo Uzaki
Grand Counselor Otomo (voice)
Shichinosuke Nakamura
The Emperor (voice)
Isao Hashizume
Prince Kuramochi (voice)
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