Kaguya-hime no Monogatari

(The Tale of the Princess Kaguya)

Genres: Historical , Fantasy

Type

movie

Episodes

1

Status

finished

Ep.Length

137 Min

Rating

G

Aired

2013-11-23

Season

Winter 2013

Description:

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. (Source: Toronto International Film Festival)

Alternative Titles:

かぐや姫の物語, Kaguyahime no Monogatari, Princess Kaguya Story

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