Princess from the Moon
6.3
“Princess Kaguya came from outer space!”
Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry open an alien cocoon to greet their new daughter.
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Toshirō Mifune
Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Ayako Wakao
Tayoshime
Known for
Street of Shame
Floating Weeds
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Kaya, the Princess Kaguya
Known for
Spirited Away
The Return of Godzilla
Koji Ishizaka
Mikado
Known for
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
The Makioka Sisters
Kiichi Nakai
Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
Known for
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Koasa Shunpūtei
Kuramochi-no-Miko or Minister of Culture
Also in
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Bakayarō! 4 You!
Takatoshi Takeda
Abe-no-Udaijin or Minister of Finance
Also in
Keiho
Okoge
Megumi Odaka
Akeno
Known for
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Kyôko Kishida
Kōgō or Empress
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
The Face of Another
Kon Ichikawa Director · Ryuzo Kikushima Writer Shinya Hidaka Writer
First release September 26, 1987 · Produced in Japan · Production Fuji Television Network, Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Production
Toho Pictures
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Toho Eizo Bijutsu
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Tokyo Laboratory
Production
Japan
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Original title
竹取物語
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 26, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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