GENRE: Family / Fantasy
STARRING: Aki Asakura, Kengo Kōra, Takeo Chii & Nobuko Miyamoto
DIRECTOR: Isao Takahata
PRODUCER(S): Yoshiaki Nishimura, Toshio Suzuki & Seiichirou Ujiie
WRITER(S): Isao Takahata & Riko Sakaguchi
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: An elderly bamboo cutter and his wife discover a tiny princess inside a bamboo stalk. They raise her as their own, and she quickly grows into a beautiful young woman. As noble suitors compete for her hand, she hides a secret that ties her to the moon. Based on a classic Japanese folktale, this story explores the fleeting beauty of life, the longing for freedom, and the sorrow of memories.