Movie name : The tale of Princess Kaguya (Kaguya Hime no monogatari)
Based on : The tale of the bamboo cutter
Genre : Animation, Adventure, Drama
IMDB rating: 8/10
Rotten Tomato rating : a score of 100% (certified fresh)
Personal rating: 10/10
Country: Japan
Year : 2013
Director: Isao Takahata
21 nominations including the 87th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
Far away in a remote village lived a bamboo squire named Sanuki no Miyatsuko. He made his living by cutting bamboo from the forest and selling it. One day while cutting bamboo in the bamboo forest, he suddenly saw a strange light on a bamboo tree.
That light came down and turned into a bamboo shoot. Seeing this strange incident, whenever the bamboo stick went near the sapling, the sapling started to grow and saw a curvy girl on its head. A divine light was emanating from her body. On seeing her, he bowed down to that bamboo stick. But The petite girl smiled at the bamboo stick and then yawned and fell asleep. (This scene is very cute) Then he took that girl in his hand and went home. Back home, whenever the bamboo's wife wanted to take the petite girl in her arms, that girl turned into a newborn baby. It is good to mention here that the bamboo couple was childless. Naturally, they develop a strange affection for the child. They call the baby "hime" (princess is called "hime" in Japanese). In this way, the love of the bamboo couple grew in childhood and in the love of their peers in the village. But she was not like the other five normal children, she was growing very fast. Bamboo grows fast, just like that. So her friends called her Takenoko. Among all his friends, he liked one named Sutemaru very much. And their friendship may have been more than friendship.
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Meanwhile, one day while cutting bamboo with that bamboo stick, he found some gold in the coat of the bamboo tree. And the next day again in the same way he buy some clothes that are very expensive. Then he started thinking that all these things must be divine. he plans to raise her daughter like a real princess. And so he came to the capital with Hime the next morning. After arriving in the city, Hime is given the new name "Kaguya" in a special naming ceremony.
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But no matter how much Hime's father takes him to that closed city, her mind remains in that beautiful open shadowy green village.
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What will happen in Hime's life? Will he ever be able to return to that village? Or is there more suffering on her forehead? Will she be able to keep up with this closed urban love? What will be the consequences of fighting with your own mind? Will she ever meet Sutemaru? Will she ever express her feelings towards Sutemaru?
And the question that stuck in my mind from the beginning of watching the movie is - why was she found in the bamboo grove? Who/what is she? To know that you have to watch the movie...!!
There is a last minute twist. Uhh....I don't want to say it here, it will become a spoiler!!!
I saw the movie , I could not hold back the tears. I don't understand, how does Studio Ghibli make such a beautiful movie??!! Phew...the mind is scarred
When I listen to Hime's song, I feel very strange in my mind, I don't know why.
"Come round oooh distant time....."
The post may contain many inaccuracies. I sincerely apologize for that.
I like the movie very much. Hope you like it too.
Happy watching.