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The story details the life of Kaguya-hime, a princess from the Moon who is discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant. After she grows, her beauty attracts five suitors seeking her hand in marriage, whom she turns away by challenging them each with an impossible task; she later attracts the affection of the Emperor of Japan .
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Japanese: かぐや姫の物語, Hepburn: Kaguya-hime no Monogatari) is a 2013 Japanese animated historical fantasy [5] film co-written and directed by Isao Takahata that is an adaptation of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a 10th-century Japanese literary tale.
Hime is commonly seen as part of a Japanese female divinity's name, such as Toyotama-hime. The Kanji applied to transliterate Hime are 比売 or 毘売 rather than 姫. The masculine counterpart of Hime is Hiko (彦, 比古 or 毘古,) which is seen as part of Japanese male gods' names, such as Saruta-hiko .
Kaguya-hime (かぐや姫, "Princess Kaguya"), the main character in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, thought to be the oldest Japanese folktale Princess Kaguya, a 1935 film based on the folktale; The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, a 2013 Studio Ghibli animated film based on the folktale; Kaguyahime, a manga series by Reiko Shimizu based on the ...
Emoji, karaoke, futon, ramen: Words we wouldn't have if it weren't for the Japanese language, which is on full display at Tokyo's summer Olympics.
Akasaka modeled Kaguya's personality on the character of Kaguya-hime from Japanese folklore. He originally had Kaguya and Miyuki have similar personalities, although their characters diverged over time. Kaguya is voiced in Japanese by Aoi Koga and by Alexis Tipton in English. She is portrayed by Kanna Hashimoto in the film adaptations.
Hime Kaguyama (香久山 日冥, Kaguyama Hime) Hime is a girl dressed like a miko. She was born on July 21, and has AB type blood, making her a "Princess Kaguya"-type princess. Kari Nano (菜野 花里, Nano Kari) Kari is a girl dressed in a Southeast Asia style. She was born on May 4 and has A type blood, making her a "Snow Queen"-type princess.
Her name is revealed to be Kaguya-hime, their guide says softly. After their last thank yous and goodbyes, Big Bird suddenly recalls where he'd heard the name before, and rushes off to find her. However, Kaguya-hime is walking, trance-like, through the deep green of a bamboo forest. Seven imposing men in 10th century garb enter from all sides.