The tale of the Princess Kaguya Kaguyahime no monogatari

DVD - 2015

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.

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Subjects
Genres
Feature films
Animated films
Children's films
Fantasy films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Entertainment [2015]
Language
English
French
Japanese
Corporate Author
Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha
Corporate Author
Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha (production company)
Other Authors
Isao Takahata (film director), Riko Sakaguchi, 1972- (screenwriter), Yoshiaki Nishimura, 1977- (film producer), Chloë Moretz, 1997- (voice actor), James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Darren Criss, Lucy Liu, 1968-, Beau Bridges, James Marsden, 1973-, Oliver Platt
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Based on the Japanese folktale "The tale of the bamboo cutter" = Taketori monogatari.
Bonus features: Announcement of the completion of the film; Japanese trailers and TV spots, U.S. trailers; Plus on bonus disc: Isao Takahata and his tale of the princess Kaguya, a feature-length documentary on the making of this masterpiece.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1; dual layer.
Audience
Rating: PG for thematic elements, some violent action and partial nudity.
Production Credits
Music, Joe Hisaishi ; theme song, Inochi No Kioku by Kazumi Nikaido ; character design and directing animator, Osamu Tanabe ; art director, Kazuo Oga ; translator from original Japanese, Ian MacDougall.
  • Disc 1. The tale of the Princess Kaguya
  • Disc 2. Isao Takahata and his tale of the Princess Kaguya (85 min.) / directors, Akira Miki, Hidekazu Sato.