Project Author: Hakura

June 23, 2025

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

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

A princess's crime and punishment.

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Genre:

Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Runtime:

137

Released:

2013

Rating:

8.082

Budget:

$49,300,000

Box Office:

$24,366,656

WRITERS

Riko Sakaguchi, Isao Takahata

FILM OVERVIEW

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

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.

DIRECTOR

Isao Takahata

GALLERY

PRODUCTION TEAM

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Yukari Hashimoto (Animation)

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Tomoko Ohtsuka (Sound Effects)

Seiji Okuda (Production Manager)

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Ryoichi Fukuyama (Production Manager)

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Yukiko Kakita (Color Designer)

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Naoko Asari (Recording Supervision)

Naoya Fujimaki (Production Manager)

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Tomonari Nakajima (CG Artist)

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Akihiko Ono (Sound Recordist)

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Yoichi Senzui (Painter)

CAST MEMBERS

Aki Asakura

Takeo Chii

Nobuko Miyamoto

Kengo Kora

Atsuko Takahata

Tomoko Tabata

Shinosuke Tatekawa

Takaya Kamikawa

Hikaru Ijūin

Ryudo Uzaki

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Takashi Kawaguchi (Animation), Natsumi Watanabe (Painter), Riko Sakaguchi (Screenplay), Isao Takahata (Screenplay), Isao Takahata (Director), Maki Yamamoto (Painter), Keiko Itogawa (Painter), Hidenori Shibahara (Compositing Artist), Junji Yabuta (Compositing Artist), Norihiko Miyoshi (Painter), Toshio Suzuki (Producer), Seiichiro Ujiie (Producer), Yoshiaki Nishimura (Producer), Masashi Ando (Animation), Misato Aida (Painter), Atsuko Ito (Painter), Tomoko Sekiya (Animation), Sanae Seno (Painter), Kazuo Oga (Art Direction), Joe Hisaishi (Original Music Composer), Eiko Matsushima (Painter), Miyuki Akamatsu (Animation), Shinji Hashimoto (Animation), Hayao Iwasawa (Animation), Ayako Kitamura (Animation), Yoshimi Shibata (Animation), Atsushi Tamura (Animation), Eri Yoshiki (Animation), Shunsuke Hirota (Animation), Hiroyuki Morita (Animation), Hiroaki Ishii (Animation), Masao Kajima (Animation), Hitomi Kashihara (Animation), Kenichi Konishi (Animation Director), Norio Matsumoto (Animation), Kumiko Mizoguchi (Animation), Katsuhiko Shirato (Animation), Tomoko Toki (Animation), Yumi Fujiwara (Animation), Ayako Hata (Animation), Terumi Narita (Animation), Junya Saito (Animation), Naoko Sunahara (Animation), Akiko Yamaguchi (Animation), Takayuki Hamada (Animation), Kumiko Kawana (Animation), Yuka Matsumura (Animation), Shinji Otsuka (Animation), Toshihiko Kojima (Editor), Tomoya Niimi (Animation), Miki Umezawa (Animation), Shinji Hashimoto (Storyboard Assistant), Masako Sato (Storyboard Assistant), Yoshimi Hashizume (Animation), Shinpei Kamata (Animation), Toshio Kawaguchi (Animation), Rie Kitazawa (Animation), Atsuko Takeuchi (Animation), Yukie Tamura (Animation), Rieko Umemura (Animation), Shigeo Akahori (Animation), Kaori Hayashi (Animation), Tadashi Itô (Animation), Akiko Shimizu (Animation), Ikutarô Kakehashi (Musician), Hideki Hamasu (Animation), Yuna Iizuka (Animation), Ei Inoue (Animation), Yutaka Komatsu (Animation), Yukari Kunô (Animation), Tatsuzo Nishita (Animation), Miari Toyoshima (Animation), Masayoshi Furukawa (Musician), Takayasu Ito (Production Accountant), Satomi Hatano (Animation), Natsuko Inohara (Animation), Yosuke Jinbo (Animation), Masaya Saitō (Modeling), Takashi Saito (Animation), Asami Sodeyama (Animation), Suminobu Hamada (Music Editor), Kazumi Kobayashi (Public Relations), Taiki Egusa (Animation), Takayuki Gotan (Animation), Megumi Kagawa (Animation), Kaori Kamata (Animation), Shigeru Kimishima (Animation), Takeshi Nakamura (Animation), Shoko Nishigaki (Animation), Yoshihiro Osugi (Animation), Michiko Saito (Animation), Rie Furuki (Animation), Yusaku Harada (Animation), Kazutaka Ozaki (Animation), Kanako Takamasu (Animation), Osamu Tanabe (Character Designer), Ikuno Yagi (Animation), Sonoe Yoshida (Animation), Setsuko Kurihara (Public Relations), Tomofumi Otsuka (Production Accountant), Miki Kobayashi (Animation), Emiko Okui (Animation), Takuya Saito (Animation), Erina Yamamoto (Animation), Nozomu Ito (Public Relations), Koji Hoshino (Executive Producer), Emi Kamiishi (Animation), Kazuko Karube (Animation), Akemi Katô (Animation), Hideko Matsushima (Animation), Yôhei Nishiwaki (Animation), Maki Omoto (Animation), Keisuke Nakamura (Director of Photography), Shinsaku Sasaki (Storyboard Assistant), Shougo Furuya (Animation), Kuniyuki Ishii (Animation), Daizen Komatsuda (Animation), Tsubasa Saitô (Animation), Miwa Sasaki (Animation), Masafumi Inoue (Animation), Masako Sato (Animation), Tomoko Tani (Animation), Hitomi Yamase (Animation), Shinami Yoshikawa (Animation), Chihiro Tsukue (Public Relations), Makoto Hashida (Public Relations), Akio Ichimura (Production Accountant), Yumiko Nishimura (Public Relations), Mayumi Naitô (Public Relations), Naoko Sasaki (Animation), Nana Takei (Animation), Chiyomi Tsukamoto (Animation), Yôko Wakabayashi (Animation), Tomomi Kamiya (Animation), Shuuji Suzuki (Other)

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