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'''''The Tale of the Princess Kaguya''''' (Japanese ''かぐや姫の物語'', Hepburn ''Kaguya-hime no Monogatari'') is a 2013 film directed by [[Isao Takahata]] and animated by [[Studio Ghibli]] partially based on the literary tale ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter''. The film originally was planned for a release alongside [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s ''[[The Wind Rises]]'' — which would be the first time two directors release a film simultaneously since 1988 — but was delayed due to production issues. It was Takahata's last film as a director before his death in 2018, and one of the final films from the studio before its restructuring.
The film had a lengthy creation period. Takahata first expressed interest in adapting ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter'' back when he worked at [[Toei Animation]], long before he even thought of starting an animation studio. The project was abandoned for over half a century, and Takahata revisited it fifty-five years later, with the announcement that Takahata was developing a new project in 2008. The film was in production for eight years, and is notable for being the most expensive anime film ever produced, with a budget of five billion yen, or $49.3 million USD.
''The Tale of the Princess Kaguya'' was released to critical acclaim, being nominated for an Academy Award for the Best Animated Feature (although it lost to ''[[Big Hero 6]]''), and an Annie Award for Best Animated Feature (losing to ''[[How to Train Your Dragon 2]]''). It is one of the few films to have a 100% score [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_tale_of_the_princess_kaguya on Rotten Tomatoes].
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* [[Aliens Speaking English]]: Or Japanese, depending on which language track you're using. The people from the Moon are able to communicate with people on Earth easily. {{spoiler|Princess Kaguya, despite being from the moon herself, has no difficulties communicating with the people around her.}}
* [[All Just a Dream]]: {{spoiler|Kaguya running away with Sutemaru. After Kaguya falls from the sky, Sutemaru wakes up in a field, and is shown to be lying alone, and Kaguya is nowhere in sight.}}
* [[Arcadia]]: Princess Kaguya lives this lifestyle before she is forced to move to the city and live the life of loyalty.▼
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: The Emperor of Japan tries to arrange one with Kaguya. Kaguya refuses to accept this, instead {{spoiler|pleading for the Moon to take her away, leading to the end of the film}}.
** 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.
* [[Art Shift]]: The art style becomes much more sketchy and rough when Kaguya runs away from the mansion, and becomes much colder and more focused in the scenes following.
▲* [[Arcadia]]: Princess Kaguya lives this lifestyle before she is forced to move to the city and live the life of loyalty.
* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: The {{spoiler|residents of the Moon. Having lived on the moon for their entire lives, they are unable to experience the wonders as well as the ups and downs of live on Earth. This means that they struggle to comprehend basic human emotions, and does not understand Princess Kaguya when she wishes to stay on Earth, citing that on the Moon, one cannot experience negative emotions. They neglect to mention that this also means that they cannot experience positive ones.}}
* [[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 the end of the film,
* [[Easy Amnesia]]: Perhaps one of the easiest methods to induce amnesia in any piece of media: {{spoiler|simply putting on a robe}}.
* [[Engagement Challenge]]: Kaguya sends the five suitors each one of these, the objective being to [[Fetch Quest|fetch]] a rare item which they have compared her to.
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* [[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. The bird flying away represents her desire to be with nature.
* [[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.
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