Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
Why tonight?
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
- In Japanese — subtitles on.
The story
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 enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
- princess
- historical
- japanese woman
- based on fairy tale
- japanese folklore
- anime
- fantasy
- cruel
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Aki Asakura
The Princess Kaguya (voice)
Takeo Chii
Sanuki no Miyatsuko (voice)
Nobuko Miyamoto
Ōna / Narrator (voice)
Kengo Kora
Sutemaru (voice)
- Atsuko Takahata — Lady Sagami (voice)
- Tomoko Tabata — Menowarawa (voice)
- Shinosuke Tatekawa — Lord Inbe no Akita (voice)
- Takaya Kamikawa — Prince Ishitsukuri (voice)
- Hikaru Ijūin — Minister of the Right Abe (voice)
- Ryudo Uzaki — Grand Counselor Otomo (voice)
- Shichinosuke Nakamura — The Emperor (voice)
- Isao Hashizume — Prince Kuramochi (voice)
- Tatsuya Nakadai — Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)
- Yukiji Asaoka — Kita no kata (voice)
- Tamaki Kojo — Middle Counselor Isonokami (voice)
- Directed
- Isao Takahata
- Written
- Isao Takahata, Riko Sakaguchi
Production
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 · 2,036 ratings
- Studio
- Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, KDDI, Mitsubishi Shoji, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TOHO
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
