The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語 Kaguya-hime no Monogatari) is a 2013 Japanese animated fantasy drama film produced by Studio Ghibli. Co-written and directed by Isao Takahata, the film is based on the folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. It was released on November 23, 2013.

The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 87th Academy Awards.

Synopsis

In an idyllic rural setting an old bamboo cutter and his wife raise a tiny girl found nestled within a glowing bamboo stalk along with a fortune in gold. As she approaches adulthood the bamboo cutter uses the fortune to purchase a villa in the capital, buy himself a title and employ tutors to transform the country girl—now given the name Kaguya—into a refined woman. News of her beauty brings powerful and wealthy suitors who compete for her hand in marriage, culminating in a proposal from the emperor. All the while Kaguya wishes that she and her family could return to their former life and to be reunited with her sweetheart, Sutemaru. Sooner or later, though, her true origins will make their own claim upon her.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Princess Kaguya	Aki Asakura	Chloë Grace Moretz
Princess Kaguya	Mirai Uchida (young)	Caitlyn Leone
Sutemaru	Kengo Kora	Darren Criss
The Bamboo Cutter	Takeo Chii	James Caan
The Bamboo Cutter's Wife	Nobuko Miyamoto	Mary Steenburgen
Lady Sagami	Atsuko Takahata	Lucy Liu
Menowarawa	Tomoko Tabata	Hynden Walch
Akita	Tatekawa Shinosuke	George Segal
Prince Ishitsukuri	Takaya Kamikawa	James Marsden
Minister of the Right Abe	Hikaru Ijūin	Oliver Platt
Great Counselor Otomo	Ryudo Uzaki	Daniel Dae Kim
The Mikado	Nakamura Shichinosuke II	Dean Cain
Prince Kuramochi	Isao Hashizume	Beau Bridges
Counselor Isonokami	Tamaki Kojo	John Cho