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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

A princess's crime and punishment.

2013•2h 17m•8.1/10
AnimationDramaFantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb
8.1/10(2K)

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.

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Production

Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, KDDI, Mitsubishi Shoji, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TOHO, T2 Studio

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Aki Asakura

Aki Asakura

The Princess Kaguya (voice)

Takeo Chii

Takeo Chii

Sanuki no Miyatsuko (voice)

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Ōna / Narrator (voice)

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Sutemaru (voice)

Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko Takahata

Lady Sagami (voice)

Tomoko Tabata

Tomoko Tabata

Menowarawa (voice)

Shinosuke Tatekawa

Shinosuke Tatekawa

Lord Inbe no Akita (voice)

Takaya Kamikawa

Takaya Kamikawa

Prince Ishitsukuri (voice)

Hikaru Ijūin

Hikaru Ijūin

Minister of the Right Abe (voice)

Ryudo Uzaki

Ryudo Uzaki

Grand Counselor Otomo (voice)

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Shichinosuke Nakamura

The Emperor (voice)

Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Prince Kuramochi (voice)

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)

Yukiji Asaoka

Yukiji Asaoka

Kita no kata (voice)

Tamaki Kojo

Tamaki Kojo

Middle Counselor Isonokami (voice)

Yuji Miyake

Yuji Miyake

Sanuki no Miyatsuko (voice)

Mirai Uchida

Mirai Uchida

Young Kaguya (voice)

Hiroyuki Yamamoto

Hiroyuki Yamamoto

Aristocrat (voice)

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