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** This also occurs with the five prince suitors who are interested in her. Although she has a choice in which one to marry, and she sends them on a [[Fetch Quest]], she is still expected to marry ''one'' of them.
* [[Arcadia]]: Princess Kaguya lives this lifestyle before she is forced to move to the city and live the life of loyalty.
* [[Character Title]]: The Tale of the ''Princess Kaguya''.
* [[Deranged Animation]]: The animation style of the film adapts to Kaguya's emotions. In the scene where Kaguya runs away from the capital, the animation style becomes rough, unpolished, and uneven to reflect her sudden anger. Near of the film, where Kaguya reunites with Sutemaru, they run away together, and this is shown as them flying through the landscape. {{spoiler|Sutemaru's later [[All Just a Dream]] scene makes the flying scene more unnatural.}}
* [[Easy Amnesia]]: Perhaps one of the easiest methods to induce amnesia in any piece of media: {{spoiler|simply putting on a robe}}.
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* [[Narrator]]: In both the Japanese and English tracks, introducing audiences to the bamboo cutter which would serve as Kaguya's father in the opening. The narration continues on for the film, explaining actions of the characters without delving into [[Captain Obvious]] territory. This is used to develop and enhance the 'fairy tale' feeling of the film, alongside its art style.
* [[Rebellious Princess]]: 'Princess' Kaguya, who refuses to do almost everything expected from a princess. She refuses to paint her teeth black, or to pull out her eyelashes, only doing so after much time and {{spoiler|discovering that Sutemaru and the other kids she grew up with has moved away form her home}}. Instead of dedicating herself to rigorous study, she instead chooses to play and run around her house.
* [[Retraux]]: The art style of the film is reminiscent of early Japanese paintings, rather than Ghibli's usual style.
* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: Kaguya is given a bird in a cage. She sets it free, seeing how the bird represents her, and the cage represents the mansion she is confined in.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Occurs a lot in Kaguya's early childhood, with many shots focusing on distant mountains, greenery, or small animals. There are many shots of trees blossoming or flowers opening.
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Princess Kaguya, running away after guests at her naming party demands to see her, but her father not permitting. [[Deranged Animation]] follows.
* [[Single Tear]]: When Princess Kaguya's eyebrows are being picked out, serving as a sign for her getting further and further away from her childhood.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: When Kaguya is being {{spoiler|taken away to the moon}}, joyful and festive music plays in a scene which should be melancholic. The soundtrack eventually progresses to a depressing and sorrowful song, averting the usage of the trope in the later parts of the scene.
* [[Ten-Minute Retirement]]: When Kaguya abandons her role as a princess and runs back to her childhood home. She shortly returns to the role when she discovers that {{spoiler|the children she grew up with has moved away.}}
* [[Time Skip]]: As the film follows the life of Princess Kaguya from birth to death, there are bound to be some of these scattered throughout the film. The skips from when Kaguya is a toddler to a child is noticeable, although many of the other skips are much more subtle and can easily be missed.
* [[World's Most Beautiful Woman]]: Princess Kaguya, to the point where even the Emperor of Japan took interest in her appearance, and Kaguya receives ''many'' letters from people waiting outside her palace. The five suitors race to her palace, causing a stampede and knocking bystanders into a river. {{quote|'''Narrator''': As time went on, rumours of the princess's beauty grew, the streets outside the mansion became crammed with people, hoping to catch a glimpse of the mysterious Princess Kaguya.}}
* [[The X of Y]]: The ''Tale'' of the ''Princess Kaguya'', fitting in the formula ''The (common noun) of the (Proper Noun)''.
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