Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014)

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.

Cast (27)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Isao Takahata

Self

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Kazuo Oga

Self

Joe Hisaishi

Self

Toshio Suzuki

Self

Yoshiaki Nishimura

Self

Hayao Miyazaki

Self

S

Shigeo Akahori

Self

Aki Asakura

Self

N

Naoko Asari

Self

Takeo Chii

Self

Isao Hashizume

Self

Hikaru Ijūin

Self

Y

Yukiko Kakita

Self

S

Shigeru Kimishima

Self

Tamaki Kojo

Self

Kengo Kora

Self

Nobuko Miyamoto

Self

Tatsuya Nakadai

Self

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Self

K

Kazumi Nikaido

Self

Tomoko Tabata

Self

Atsuko Takahata

Self

O

Osamu Tanabe

Self

Hiroshi Tsuchida

Narrator (voice)

Ryudo Uzaki

Self

A

Akiko Yamaguchi

Self

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Toshio Yoshikawa

Self

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