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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Movie · 2013 · 137 min

A slow, visually delicate folk tale that swells with joy and then aches with loss, leaving a lingering, bittersweet sadness.

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2013 Japanese animated film directed by Isao Takahata
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Year
2013
Runtime
137 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • freedom
  • family
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism3
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy
Directed by
Isao Takahata
Written by
Isao Takahata
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Runtime
137 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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