The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
A mysterious girl born from a bamboo stalk strives to discover her true purpose while powerful suitors and an inevitable celestial summons threaten to tear her fleeting life apart.
“A princess's crime and punishment.”
Synopsis
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.
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Principal cast & crew: 25
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Toshihiko KojimaShot by Keisuke NakamuraScored by Joe Hisaishi
Box Office
2013 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.5× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$24.4M
US & Canada: $703K — 3% of worldwide · International: $23.7M (97%)
Re-release box office
- 2019737 theaters
- $272K($351K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Die Legende der Prinzessin Kaguyade
- Princess Kaguyaen
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguyaen
- Kaguya Hime no Monogataries
- L'Histoire de la princesse Kaguyafr
- Le conte de la princesse Kaguyafr
- La storia della principessa splendenteit
- かぐや姫の物語ja
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Cast & Crew
25 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Atsuko Takahata
as Sagami
Tomoko Tabata
as Menowarawa
Shinosuke Tatekawa
as Inbe no akita
Takaya Kamikawa
as Ishitsukuri no miko
Hikaru Ijuin
as Abe no udaijin
Ryudo Uzaki
as Ôtomo no dainagon
Kengo Kora
as Sutemaru
Takeo Chii
as Okina
Aki Asakura
as Jokan
Nobuko Miyamoto
as Narration
Shichinosuke Nakamura
as The Emperor (voice)
Isao Hashizume
as Prince Kuramochi (voice)
Supporting cast
6Directors
1Writers
2Producers
2Other crew
3Parents Guide
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