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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Kaguya-hime no Monogatari · かぐや姫の物語
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Philosophy
- Classic Literature
- Fairy Tale
- Female Protagonist
Okina is a bamboo cutter in ancient rural Japan. One day in the forest, he finds a tiny baby in the folds of a bamboo shoot. He brings the creature home to his wife Ounaa and they decide to keep her and raise her as a princess. She is clearly not of this world. Kaguya grows at an unnatural rate, soon maturing into an uncommonly beautiful young woman. Since Okina has now also found a cache of gold and treasure in the forest, every suitor wants Kaguya. But this is not a fairy tale of courtship and marriage.
(Source: Toronto International Film Festival)
(Source: Toronto International Film Festival)
