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Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

2014 · 86 min

A quiet, absorbing look at artists racing a deadline, mixing creative passion with the slow grind of production stress.

Directed by
Hidekazu Sato, Akira Miki
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Isao Takahata, Kazuo Oga, Joe Hisaishi
Overview
For his first film in fourteen years, animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter. A dream project for the director that would hopefully establish the recently formed Ghibli Studio 7, created to meet the demands of a new type of modern animation process. But, almost immediately, the epic production is faced with difficulties and falls dramatically behind schedule. In this compelling and insightful documentary, we follow Isao Takahata and his dedicated team of artists as they frantically strive against adversity to make their vision a reality and bring Studio Ghibli into a new era.

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Directed by
Hidekazu Sato, Akira Miki
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Isao Takahata, Kazuo Oga, Joe Hisaishi
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    • work
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    • aging
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    contemporary
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    adult
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Hidekazu Sato, Akira Miki
    Starring
    Isao Takahata, Kazuo Oga, Joe Hisaishi, Toshio Suzuki, Yoshiaki Nishimura, Hayao Miyazaki, Shigeo Akahori, Aki Asakura
    Runtime
    86 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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