Princess from the Moon (1987)
2h 1m
Running Time
September 26, 1987Release Date
Princess from the Moon (1987)
2h 1m
Running Time
September 26, 1987Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Princess from the Moon is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Toshirō Mifune
Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
Ayako Wakao
Tayoshime
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Kaya, the Princess Kaguya
Koji Ishizaka
Mikado
Kiichi Nakai
Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
Koasa Shunpūtei
Kuramochi-no-Miko or Minister of Culture
Takatoshi Takeda
Abe-no-Udaijin or Minister of Finance
Megumi Odaka
Akeno
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Murasaki Shikibu
Writer
Katsuo Nakamura
Lise
Emi Wada
Costume Design
Shirō Itō
Sojo-no-Doson
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Shinya Hidaka
Writer
Mitsutoshi Ishigami
Writer
Ryūzō Kikushima
Writer
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects Supervisor
Hiroaki Fujii
Producer
Masaru Kakutani
Producer
Junichi Shinzaka
Producer
Kensaku Tanikawa
Composer
Tetsuya Ohashi
Sound Mixer
Setsuo Kobayashi
Cinematographer
Shigeaki Hazama
Executive Producer
Shinobu Muraki
Set Decoration
Chizuko Osada
Editor
Shigekazu Hirama
Production Manager
Yasushi Mitsui
Production Supervisor
Teiichi Saitô
Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 26, 1987
Original Name竹取物語
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 1m
Genres
Wiki.
Princess from the Moon (竹取物語, Taketori Monogatari, lit. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) is a 1987 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a 10th-century Japanese fairy tale about a girl from the Moon who is discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.