Japan Release: 2013
Running Time: 137 minutes

The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Japanese Title

かぐや姫の物語
[Kaguyahime Monogatari]

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Titles
International Title The Tale of Princess Kaguya	Initial US Title The Tale of Princess Kaguya US Distributor: GKIDS (2014) / Time: 137 minutes
Alternate Titles
The Tale of Princess Kaguya [Literal translation]

Staff

Cast

Directed by Isao Takahata
Writing credits Isao Takahata, Riko Sakaguchi
Produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura
Executive Producer Koji Hoshino, Seiichiro Ujiie
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography by Keisuke Nakamura
Film Editing by Toshihiko Kojima
Production Design by Kazuo Oga

Kaguya, Princess Aki Asakura
Sutemaru Kengo Kora
The Bamboo Cutter Takeo Chii
The Bamboo Cutter's Wife Nobuko Miyamoto
Lady Sagami Atsuko Takahata
Menowarawa Tomoko Tabata
Inbe Akita Tatekawa Shinosuke
Ishitsukuri, Prince Takaya Kamikawa
Abe, Lord Minister of the Right Hikaru Ijuin
Otomo, Great Counselor Ryudo Uzaki
The Mikado Nakamura Shichinosuke
Kuramochi, Prince Isao Hashizume
Isonokami, Middle Counselor Tamaki Kojo
Narrator Nobuko Miyamoto

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Background and Trivia

Based on the Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

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The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Titles

Staff

Cast

Posters

Background and Trivia