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The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Kaguya-hime no Monogatari

2013

Isao Takahata

Animation

7.6

9,372

Animation. Fantasy. Drama An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya. When Kaguya grows up, 5 men from prestigious families propose to her. Kaguya asks the men to find memorable marriage gifts for her, but the 5 men are unable to find what Kaguya wants. Then, the Emperor of Japan proposes to her.

	Author	Review
United States	Maggie Lee Variety	"Isao Takahata's retelling of the oldest recorded Japanese narrative is a visionary tour de force."	POS
United States	Nicolas Rapold The New York Times	"Exquisitely drawn with both watercolor delicacy and a brisk sense of line, the film finds a peculiarly moving undertow of feeling in a venerable Japanese folk tale about a foundling country girl who can't shake a sense of being out of place."	POS
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"This delicately rendered feat of animation skill is beautiful and moving, but it underperformed in Japan and may struggle to find audiences internationally."	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"An eerie and plaintive folk tale, alive with sadness and drawn with an ecstatic freeness. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Oliver Lyttelton IndieWire	"It's a remarkably gorgeous piece of work (...) It's not just a stunning coup-de-cinema from the director, it's also a brilliant way of getting inside the head of his heroine."	POS

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