Princess from the Moon

Princess from the Moon (1987)

竹取物語

Princess Kaguya came from outer space!

Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry open an alien cocoon to greet their new daughter.

Date of release
1987-09-26
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (28)
Runtime
2h 1m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Director
Kon Ichikawa

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

Princess from the Moon is a 1987 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a 10th-century Japanese fairy tale about a girl from the Moon who is discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.

Background

The film was released as Toho's 55th Anniversary Film in 1987. Ichikawa noted that he had wanted to make this film for many years, and said his intention was to make it a "film of pure diversion". The film was selected as the opening film of the Tokyo International Film Festival, where it was not well received by critics.

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