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==Release==
==Release==
''The Tale of The Princess Kaguya'' was initially announced to be released simultaneously with ''[[The Wind Rises]]'', another Studio Ghibli film by [[Hayao Miyazaki]] in Japan in the summer of 2013,<ref name="ann20121213"/> which would have marked the first time that the works of the two directors were released together since the release of the films ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' and ''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'' in 1988.<ref name="ann20121213">{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-13/ghibli-announces-miyazaki-kaze-tachinu-takahata-kaguya-hime-no-monogatari|title= Ghibli Announces Miyazaki's Kaze Tachinu, Takahata's Kaguya-hime no Monogatari |date=2012-12-13|accessdate= 2012-12-27|work= Anime News Network}}</ref> However, in February 2013, distributor Toho announced that the release of ''Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari'' would be delayed to Fall 2013, citing concerns that the storyboards were not yet complete.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asahi.com/culture/update/0205/TKY201302040687.html |title=高畑勲監督「かぐや姫」公開延期　「絵コンテ完成まだ」 |work=Asahi Shimbun |date=February 5, 2013 |accessdate=February 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eiga.com/news/20130205/4/|title=高畑勲監督「かぐや姫の物語」公開が秋に延期！|publisher=Eiga.com|language=Japanese|date=February 4, 2013|accessdate=February 8, 2013}}</ref>
''The Tale of The Princess Kaguya'' was initially announced to be released simultaneously with ''[[The Wind Rises]]'', another Studio Ghibli film by [[Hayao Miyazaki]] in Japan in the summer of 2013,<ref name="ann20121213"/> which would have marked the first time that the works of the two directors were released together since the release of the films ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' and ''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'' in 1988.<ref name="ann20121213">{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-13/ghibli-announces-miyazaki-kaze-tachinu-takahata-kaguya-hime-no-monogatari|title= Ghibli Announces Miyazaki's Kaze Tachinu, Takahata's Kaguya-hime no Monogatari |date=2012-12-13|accessdate= 2012-12-27|work= Anime News Network}}</ref> However, in February 2013, distributor Toho announced that the release of ''Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari'' would be delayed to Fall 2013, citing concerns that the storyboards were not yet complete.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asahi.com/culture/update/0205/TKY201302040687.html |title=高畑勲監督「かぐや姫」公開延期　「絵コンテ完成まだ」 |work=Asahi Shimbun |date=February 5, 2013 |accessdate=February 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eiga.com/news/20130205/4/|title=高畑勲監督「かぐや姫の物語」公開が秋に延期！|publisher=Eiga.com|language=Japanese|date=February 4, 2013|accessdate=February 8, 2013}}</ref> On March 12, 2014, independent distributor GKIDS announced that it has acquired the US rights for the film and that it will release it with a new English dub in the fall.<ref>{http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/gkids-acquires-takahatas-the-tale-of-the-princess-kaguya-for-u-s-distribution-97230.html</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==

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The Tale of Princess Kaguya
File:Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed byIsao Takahata[1]
Written byIsao Takahata
Riko Sakaguchi
Produced byYoshiaki Nishimura
Toshio Suzuki
Seiichiro Ujiie
StarringAki Asakura
Kengo Kora
Takeo Chii
Nobuko Miyamoto
Music byJoe Hisaishi
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • November 23, 2013 (2013-11-23)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥2.31 billion (US$22.61 million)

The Tale of Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語, Kaguya-hime no Monogatari) is a 2013 Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli, and directed and co-written by Isao Takahata, based on the folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.[2][3] This is Takahata's fifth film for Studio Ghibli, and his first in 14 years since his 1999 feature, My Neighbors the Yamadas.

Plot

The film follows the protagonist, Princess Kaguya, from her infant years to adulthood. It also explores the reasons for her "crime and punishment".[4]

Cast

Production

Studio Ghibli first revealed that Isao Takahata was working on a feature-length film in 2008.[6] Takahata subsequently announced at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival that he intended to direct a film based on the Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.[7]

The release of The Tale of The Princess Kaguya was finally confirmed by Studio Ghibli and distributor Toho on 13 December 2012.[8] That same month, it was announced that Shin'ichirō Ikebe was to compose the film's score.

On February 4, 2013, it was also announced that Joe Hisaishi would write the film's score, effectively replacing Ikebe as the film's composer. This is the first time that Hisaishi will score a film by Isao Takahata; as well as compose for two Studio Ghibli films in the same year, the other being Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises.[9]

In May 2013, it was announced Kazumi Nikaidō (二階堂和美, Nikaidō Kazumi) would perform the film's theme song, "Inochi no Kioku" (いのちの記憶, Memory of Life).[10]

Release

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya was initially announced to be released simultaneously with The Wind Rises, another Studio Ghibli film by Hayao Miyazaki in Japan in the summer of 2013,[11] which would have marked the first time that the works of the two directors were released together since the release of the films My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies in 1988.[11] However, in February 2013, distributor Toho announced that the release of Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari would be delayed to Fall 2013, citing concerns that the storyboards were not yet complete.[12][13] On March 12, 2014, independent distributor GKIDS announced that it has acquired the US rights for the film and that it will release it with a new English dub in the fall.[14]

Reception

By January 5, 2014, the film had grossed ¥2,014,535,721 (US$19,345,586) at the Japanese box office.[15] By January 19, it had grossed ¥2.21 billion (US$21.19 million).[16] By February 2, the film had grossed ¥2,313,602,733 (US$22,613,153) at the Japanese box office.[17]

It is nominated for the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year at the 37th Japan Academy Prize.[18] It won the Animation Film Award at the 68th Mainichi Film Awards.[19] In February 2014 it placed 4th in both Kinema Junpo's Best Ten and their Reader's Choice Awards.[20]

References

  1. ^ "かぐや姫の物語　クレジット" (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Ghibli Lists Jobs for Isao Takahata's Summer 2013 Film". Anime News Network. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  3. ^ Russ Fischer (2012-11-21). "Studio Ghibli Titles New Films From Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata; 'Grave of the Fireflies' Picked Up For US Re-Release". slashfilm.com. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  4. ^ "かぐや姫の物語　はじめに" (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "かぐや姫の物語　登場人物" (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Ghibli's Takahata, Goro Miyazaki Developing New Works". Anime News Network. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  7. ^ "Isao Takahata to Base Next Film on Taketori Monogatari". Anime News Network. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  8. ^ "ジブリ新作、2作一挙公開！宮崎駿＆高畑勲作品でジブリ史上初！". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  9. ^ "Takahata, Ghibli's Kaguya-Hime Now Lists Composer Hisaishi". Anime News Network. February 7, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  10. ^ "ジブリ新作『かぐや姫の物語』主題歌決定！現役僧侶の二階堂和美が大抜てき！". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  11. ^ a b "Ghibli Announces Miyazaki's Kaze Tachinu, Takahata's Kaguya-hime no Monogatari". Anime News Network. 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  12. ^ "高畑勲監督「かぐや姫」公開延期　「絵コンテ完成まだ」". Asahi Shimbun. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  13. ^ "高畑勲監督「かぐや姫の物語」公開が秋に延期！" (in Japanese). Eiga.com. February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  14. ^ {http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/gkids-acquires-takahatas-the-tale-of-the-princess-kaguya-for-u-s-distribution-97230.html
  15. ^ "Japanese Box Office, January 4-5". Anime News Network. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  16. ^ "Japan Box Office Report – 01/18~01/19". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  17. ^ "Japanese Box Office, February 1-2". Anime News Network. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  18. ^ "Wind Rises, Madoka, Lupin vs. Conan, Harlock, Kaguya Earn Japan Academy Prize Nods". Anime News Network. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  19. ^ Kevin Ma (January 21, 2014). "Great Passage, Pecoross top Mainichi Award". Film Business Asia. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  20. ^ キネマ旬報２下旬決算特別号, pp. 80, 102.
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