THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA
Hailed by Variety as “a visionary tour-de-force” after its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, the newest film from Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Grave of the Fireflies) is based on the classic Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.
Eight years in the making, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya tells the untold story of Princess Kaguya, who was found inside a shining stalk of bamboo and raised by an old bamboo cutter and his wife. Kaguya grows into a beautiful woman and eventually ends up in the capital, surrounded by riches and pursued by five noble suitors. But the princess cannot escape her past and must eventually face her fate.
Directed by Isao Takahata, the film features the voice talents of Chloë Grace Moretz as the princess and James Caan as the Bamboo Cutter, as well as Filipino American actor Darren Criss, Chinese American actress Lucy Liu as Lady Sagami, Korean American actors Daniel Dae Kim and John Cho, and Japanese American actor Dean Cain.
Details In theaters October 17.
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