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My Neighbors the Yamadas
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Directed by Isao Takahata
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. From TMDB
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya is a 2013 animation drama fantasy film, directed by Isao Takahata, starring Aki Asakura, Takeo Chii and Nobuko Miyamoto.
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60 of 117 · most liked firstThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya lost to Disney's Big Hero 6 at the Oscars because the Academy believe it was too obscure to win Best Animated Film as well as having a xenophobic bias against it by writing the entire film off as "Chinese fuckin' things".
positive · AI labelView post →Welcoming spring with open arms. 🌸 Movie: THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA from Isao Takahata and Studio Ghibli
neutral · AI labelView post →[News] Studio Ghibli Fest will bring 14 movies back to theaters this year in the US. From the article: > The movies are playing in select AMC and Regal theaters across the US, with a few dates for each title in both Japanese and English dubbed. > The full list is: Spirited Away (April 27-May 1), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (May 19 and 21), Castle in the Sky (May 20 and 22), The Secret World of Arrietty (June 9 and 11), When Marnie Was There (June 10 and 12), Princess Mononoke (July…
neutral · AI labelView post →The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya |2013 www.imdb.com/title/tt2576852 #NowWatching #filmsky ·Kaguya is a woman coveted by five nobles. to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. but she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices·
neutral · AI labelView post →Isao Takahata's THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA is a miraculous work of hand-drawn artistry. Indulge in the beauty of the Academy Award-nominated film in theatres tonight and November 27 only. brnw.ch/21wOy79
neutral · AI labelView post →What's your favorite movie from each decade of your life? 80s - The Dark Crystal 90s - Princess Mononoke 00s - 28 Days Later 10s - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 20s - Nimona
positive · AI labelView post →Every English cast member just gets better and better. 🙌⭐ Any true Ghibli fan NEEDS to see THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA, the final film from Hayao Miyazaki's mentor, Isao Takahata. Catch it in theatres Nov 25 & 27.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Tale of the Princess Kaguya... I'd heard about Studio Ghibli through some friends in high school (I didn't have internet LOL) and found this movie in a bargain bin. I think both the art style of the movie and the tone has influenced my work a lot.
positive · AI labelView post →Guillermo del Toro Remembers Fond Childhood Memories of Ghibli Films. Famed director Guillermo del Toro is a huge fan of Hayao Miyazaki, admitting he was so overwhelmed by Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro that he wept while watching the entire film. Del Toro recently spoke at length about his lifelong love for Studio Ghibli in an interview with Collider. He said his appreciation for the animatio studio's films started at a young age. "I saw the work of Isao Takahata when I was a kid," he…
neutral · AI labelView post →The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) Oh my gosh this movie is absolutely gorgeous! The art style and animation is so amazing. I was just kind of left speechless* by the end of it. How come I never hear people talk about this one when bringing up favorite Ghibli movies?? *ugly crying
positive · AI labelView post →Here's what we've got cooking lately 🧑🍳 🔥 The first-ever physical media release of Arcane Season One, available in four editions! ✨ Studio Ghibli Fest, our annual rerelease of Ghibli films in theatres nationwide. Up next we've got POM POKO, THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA, and MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO.
neutral · AI labelView post →fourth and #letterboxdfriday of september and my #lastfourwatched were Coyote vs. Acme (2026) The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015) Resident Evil (2026)
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been counting down my top favorite Ghibli scenes, one a day, starting from 70. Top 3!!! My #3 is a personal choice from my favourite movie. The princess running away in The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
positive · AI labelView post →Today forr my series where I recommend 1 animated film a day for a full year, the fates have chosen my favourite movie, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya. A film that touches me on a deep level so it is hard to write about non emotionally. It makes sense that Isao Takahata's final film would be...
positive · AI labelView post →Ranking the 70 Ghibli scenes that affect me the most / what I think is the best. #54 is the father calling his child in The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. On its face it's a very quiet scene, however it also lays out one of the main themes of the movie in an elegant way.
positive · AI labelView post →Film: Porco Rosso, Akira, Plague Dogs, Watership Down, Princess Mononoke, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, The Rabbi's Cat, Mad God TV: EVA, Bebop, Champloo, Arcane, Last Exile, Mononoke, Scavenger's Reign bsky.app/profile/alex...
neutral · AI labelView post →Favorite Ghibli movie? The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
positive · AI labelView post →The subject for this week's #GhibliSpotlight thread is The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語), Takahata Isao's first work as director since 1999's My Neighbours the Yamadas. It came out on 23 November 2013 and was ultimately Takahata's final film. 🧵
neutral · AI labelView post →every day of 2026, I'll post an animated film. 1️⃣4️⃣2️⃣ THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (2013) dir. Isao Takahata An adaptation of "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter". A bamboo cutter and his wife discover a special baby inside a glowing stalk of bamboo.
neutral · AI labelView post →Adapted by Isao Takahata into one of the most beautiful & heartbreaking animated (& otherwise) films ever made, THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (2013).
neutral · AI labelView post →Welcoming the excuse to once again share a link to this beautiful trailer for "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya". (Note for those who didn't know: this is a Studio Ghibli film but by Isao Takahata, not Hayao Miyazaki. And the SOUL on display is precisely what "AI Ghibli "art"" 100% lacks.)
positive · AI labelView post →I watched The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013, dir. Isao Takahata) the other night and fell in love with its watercolour painting art style. My thoughts on Letterboxd: boxd.it/6WAW8T
positive · AI labelView post →7 - We exchanged contact info, and it turned out she loved movies as well! I told her about our movie appreciation group. She loved the selection, from The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and The Prince of Egypt to Casablanca. We really connected so well so fast! And just like that, I made a new friend.
neutral · AI labelView post →Now seated for a Ghibli Fest screening of The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013). I've been putting off watching this so that my first viewing could be in the theater. Been looking forward to this for awhile. #Filmsky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →2008-2022, only two non-Disney/Pixar films won Best Animated Feature (Into the Spider-Verse in 2019 and Rango in 2011). A good # of the Disney/Pixars were deserving but there's no way Big Hero 6 is a better movie than How To Train 2, Song of the Sea, and *megaphone* THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA.
positive · AI labelView post →The Tale of the Princess Kaguya: Directed by Isao Takahata, this stylized movie from the director of Grave of the Fireflies focuses on a little girl growing into a beautiful and desirable young woman. She orders her suitors to prove their love by completing a series of near-impossible tasks.
neutral · AI labelView post →My favourite Ghibli film isn't one of Miyazaki's - THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA was Isao Takahata's last film, and it remains not only fantastically beautiful I can't get out of my head how it embodies the bitter-sweet rapture and melancholy of the oldest school folk tales.
positive · AI labelView post →Rewatched the Tale of the Princess Kaguya with some friends. Still tied for my favorite movie even though that ending breaks my heart and always makes me cry.
positive · AI labelView post →153 - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (rewatch) It's just as beautiful and harrowing as the first time I saw it, it's a film that's so rich in themes and reading beyond being a adaptation of the The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
positive · AI labelView post →Whilst the Canadian animation industry is known more for its television side (Total Drama and others of that ilk), there were the animated shorts from the National Film Board of Canada and Frédéric Back, the latter of whom impacted Isao Takahata on his last fillm, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
neutral · AI labelView post →Speaking of animated artistry, just got back from seeing The Tale of the Princess Kaguya in the cinema. Even more beautiful and heartbreaking than when I saw it 10 years ago. It’s a treasure to have such a gorgeous film from Takahata so late in his life.
positive · AI labelView post →[Clip] Princess Kaguya Runs Away - Studio Ghibli's "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya". This movie is Ghibli's adaptation of "[The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter)" which is a very well known work of fiction within Japan. The movie makes some changes to the story, but I think that it makes it a much more engaging watch. Just make sure to have some tissues on hand. I wanted to highlight this sequence in particular because of how dramatic the…
neutral · AI labelView post →🌛 Though American fans know ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya’ as a beautiful film, they may not know that it’s an adaptation of one of the oldest surviving texts in Japanese history!‘The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter’ follows a bamboo cutter who finds a baby girl inside a piece of bamboo.
neutral · AI labelView post →Art inspired by The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. Gods, that film 😭 it broke me, it healed me, it brought me back to myself. #illustration #watercolour #studioghibli #nature #ink #anime
positive · AI labelView post →the Tale of The Princess Kaguya is such an underrated Ghibli movie ik it’s a different art style but it’s absolutely gorgeous the princess’ struggle with conforming to misogynistic expectations, the loss of childhood simplicity / connection with nature and her rage with entitled men just resonates
positive · AI labelView post →No series this year, but I finally watched The Tale of the Princess Kaguya! Absolutely gorgeous movie, lives up to the hype.
positive · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with One manga or book series ✴️Jujutsu Kaisen (for better or worse) One Animated Movie ✴️The Tale of the Princess Kaguya One Anime ✴️Steins;Gate One Video Game ✴️OMORI
neutral · AI labelView post →I've never really been active on social media, but am now in a bit of a reinvention (like many people these last few years have been tough). I am hopeful to find people interested in my first obsession animation. Here's a Clio from my favorite movie The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
positive · AI labelView post →Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) Dir. Isao Takahata Never has “every frame a painting” been more true than with Takahata’s final film — one of the greatest works of art in cinema history
neutral · AI labelView post →90. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. I’ve mentioned this movie in videos before, but I haven’t actually seen it until now. Among Ghibli movies, this seems to be one that doesn’t get talked about that often. Some have called it underrated, but others are more ‘meh’ on it. And…I gotta be honest, I-
neutral · AI labelView post →Reminds me of an anime movie that has this kind of art style The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
neutral · AI labelView post →The Tale of the Princess Kaguya The textures and linework are impressive in every single frame of this movie, so stylized. Some very good messages here, it's overall a very pretty feature.
positive · AI labelView post →📕Matilda 🌸The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 🐽Penelope 🎹Rocketman Literally my Letterboxd 4 movie line up (Minus Rocketman, gotta shout out Agatha All Along somewhere!) 😉
neutral · AI labelView post →2010s, one Japanese film per year: '10 Wandering Home '11 Kotoko '12 No Man's Zone '13 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya '14 0.5 mm '15 Aragane '16 The Forest This Flower Blooms '17 One Cut of the Dead '18 Memento Stella '19 Ongaku: Our Sound
neutral · AI labelView post →I don’t know if you are aware of Isao Takahata’s oeuvre, but he often pauses to discuss the craft of things. My 2 favourite are the charcoal maker in the Tale of the Princess Kaguya, and making rouge in Only Yesterday. I agree this movie is delightful.
neutral · AI labelView post →An A180 Watches a Movie a Day Thursday, May 28, 2026 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Dir. Isao Takahata 2013 ★★★★ #A180Watches2026
positive · AI labelView post →The Tale of the Princess Kaguya when i first started watching this movie and saw the art style i thought "oh my GOD, is the whole movie going to look this good!?" and it did. and it was awesome. beautiful and heartrending in equal measure, dont sleep on this overlooked ghibli film
positive · AI labelView post →In relation to Cosmic Princess Kaguya, I had watched the Ghibli film, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, a year or two ago, so I was already familiar with The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter by the time I watched the new one. I do suggest watching Ghibli's movie first if you haven't seen either.
neutral · AI labelView post →2hr 30mins til 2026. Since I'm ill and everyone else is busy with their own stuff, I thought I'd like to watch a movie called The Tale of the Princess Kaguya to close out this year.
neutral · AI labelView post →> Basically, if it were feasible, someone would probably have already made it. *[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Princess_Kaguya_(film))* by Isao Takahata. The most expensive Japanese film ever.
neutral · AI labelView post →Thinking it over. I acknowledge the greatness of usual the Studio Ghibli nominees, but the film that caught me off guard and floored me was The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
positive · AI labelView post →The Tale of the Princess Kaguya! Maybe the most impressive animated film ever produced
positive · AI labelView post →1. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 2. The Wind Rises 3. Natsume’s Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond 4. Corpse Bride 5. In This Corner of the World I need to watch more
neutral · AI labelView post →The Tale of The Princess Kaguya The first ghibli film I watched, and I enjoyed it. I thought ghibli's version of the bamboo cutter was pretty interesting, and the art is absolutely beautiful. The music is also really beautiful. I highly recommend watching this one
positive · AI labelView post →I watched one of the Ghibli movies called "The Tale of The Princess Kaguya" recently. It was released in 2013, but I didn't watch it. Maybe this is my favorite Ghibli movie🥰🌕
positive · AI labelView post →THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (Isao Takahata, 2013) Takahata's final film (he died in 2018), an adaptation of a 10th century Japanese folk tale about a baby girl who is found inside a bamboo shoot. It's another feminist fable animated like watercolour paint, sad and exquisite
neutral · AI labelView post →my top 5 Studio Ghibli movies (that I saw) - Princess Mononoke (my intro film) - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya - Spirited Away - My Neighbor Totoro I have some on my TBW list, but don't want to watch them alone, and the kids are... unreliable at this time
neutral · AI labelView post →10 Favourite Animated Features (So many honourable mentions…) The Transformers: The Movie Perfect Blue Kiki’s Delivery Service It’s Such a Beautiful Day Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion The Tale of The Princess Kaguya The Secret of Kells WALL-E Princess Mononoke Millennium Actress
neutral · AI labelView post →Last night’s Ghibli fest movie was The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, an adaptation of the 10th century Japanese Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, and I have to admit I was rather skeptical about going into a 2 and a half hour animated movie, but it flew by. One of my favorites by that studio, now.
positive · AI labelView post →Had to scroll too far to find Ghibli recs. I don't know if either of those are good recs for OP's question. Both have female protagonists. The Baron and Howl both are mysterious and have agendas; they're not really role models. Spirited Away also falls in this category. Ponyo and Castle in the Sky have admirable male protagonists, though they are not royalty (the girls in those stories are royalty). Princess Mononoke has a protagonist who is a prince, but it's not really a kid movie. The…
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