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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is a 2013 Japanese animated film directed by Isao Takahata for Studio Ghibli, adapting the tenth century folk tale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter about a bamboo cutter and his wife who discover a tiny girl inside a glowing bamboo stalk and raise her as she grows rapidly into a young woman pursued by suitors and drawn back toward her true, otherworldly origin. Rendered in a distinctive loose, sketch-like watercolor style unlike Ghibli's usual polished look, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and, with a budget of roughly 49.3 million dollars, was at the time the most expensive Japanese film ever made. It proved to be Takahata's final completed film before his death in 2018.

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Classification
Original Language
Japanese 1
Award
Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film 2
Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film 2
Award
Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film 2
Release Year
2013 1
Country
Japan 1
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Isao Takahata, Figures
Source The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Wikipedia

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1. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Wikipedia
  • Release section
    The Tale of the Princess Kaguya was released in Japan on 23 November 2013 by Toho.
  • Infobox, Country
    Country: Japan
  • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Description, original language
    The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is a 2013 Japanese animated film directed by Isao Takahata for Studio Ghibli, adapting the tenth century folk tale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter about a bamboo cutter and his wife who discover a tiny girl inside a glowing bamboo stalk and raise her as she grows rapidly into a young woman pursued by suitors and drawn back toward her true, otherworldly origin.
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Japanese: かぐや姫の物語, Hepburn: Kaguya-hime no Monogatari) is a 2013 Japanese animated historical fantasy drama film directed by Isao Takahata from a screenplay he co-wrote with Riko Sakaguchi.
  • Created By: Isao Takahata, Article lead sentence
    The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Japanese: かぐや姫の物語, Hepburn: Kaguya-hime no Monogatari) is a 2013 Japanese animated historical fantasy drama film directed by Isao Takahata from a screenplay he co-wrote with Riko Sakaguchi.
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2. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata P166: Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
  • Wikidata P166: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film.
  • Wikidata P166: Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film.
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