Princess Kaguya (1935)

Original title

かぐや姫

Directed by

Yoshitsugu Tanaka

Genre

drama, science fiction

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young princess is raised by a bamboo cutter and his wife. To avoid suitors, the family spreads a rumor about her and runs away.

whimsicalnostalgicpoeticmusicalmelancholiclegendaryold-fashioned

What happens

Princess Kaguya (Japanese: かぐや姫, Hepburn: Kaguya Hime) is a 1935 Japanese musical drama film directed by Yoshitsugu Tanaka, with cinematography and special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced by J.O. Studios (later Toho), it is based on the 10th century Japanese literary tale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. In the film, Princess Kaguya was raised by a couple who spread rumors that she had ascended a mountain in order to deceive suitors and ran away with her son and the princess. The film was considered lost until the British Film Institute found a 35mm cut in May 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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