Once upon a time in Japan, a bamboo cutter discovered a miniature girl inside the body of a glowing stalk of bamboo. When he took the girl home, he adopted her as his daughter, and decided that she must be a princess. The princess began to grow at an alarming rate, soon becoming a young woman. One day, the bamboo cutter discovered another glowing stalk and once again, decided to chop it down. Inside was enough gold for him to build a palace for his princess. But a princess with a palace needs a prince, and the little princess wanted only to return to her friends. The punishment for dishonouring the prince's request would be death, so the princess was forced to embark on a journey through love, life, and Japan, in search of her heart's desire.
Written and directed by Isao Takahata ('Grave of the Fireflies', 'Pom Poko'), 'The Tale of The Princess Kaguya' is an academy award-winning Japanese animation from Studio Ghibli, that saw its release in Japan on 23rd November 2013. The film was redubbed in English with Chloë Grace Moretz as the title character, and is set for release in the UK on 20th March 2015.
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Darren Criss, Lucy Lui, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Beau Bridges, James Marsden, Oliver Platt, Hynden Walch, Dean Cain, Daniel Dae Kim, George Segal, John Cho, Emily Bridges