The Tale of the Princess Kaguya/Trivia

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 * Acclaimed Flop: Despite being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and being one of the few films to have a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the film only made half of its budget back, leading to a Box Office Bomb. This is partially attributed to the film's absurd cost of production, with a budget of ¥5 billion ($49 million).
 * Development Hell: Initial concepts for the film were proposed half a century ago, long before anyone even thought about the existence of Studio Ghibli. Even after development started at Ghibli, the film took eight years to complete and remains the most expensive Anime film ever produced. A frequent joke inside Ghibli was that the film will never be released due to Takahata's perfectionist attitude and experimental style.
 * Release Date Change: The film was intended to be released alongside Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises, marking the first time the two directions simultaneously released a film since 1988, but it was later delayed. The Wind Rises released on the 20th of July, 2013, but The Tale of the Princess Kaguya released on the 23rd of November.