Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

201 mins | Documentary | Nov. 27, 2014

For his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya". 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.

Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

201 mins | Documentary | Nov. 27, 2014

Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
For his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya". 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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers WOWOW
Original title 高畑勲、『かぐや姫の物語』をつくる。~ジブリ第7スタジオ、933日の伝説~
Directors Hidekazu Sato, Akira Miki
Writers

Cast

Isao Takahata

as Self

Kazuo Oga

as Self

Joe Hisaishi

as Self

Toshio Suzuki

as Self

Hayao Miyazaki

as Self

Shigeo Akahori

as Self

Aki Asakura

as Self

Naoko Asari

as Self

Takeo Chii

as Self

Isao Hashizume

as Self

Hikaru Ijūin

as Self

Yukiko Kakita

as Self

Tamaki Kojo

as Self

Kengo Kora

as Self

Nobuko Miyamoto

as Self

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Self

Kazumi Nikaido

as Self

Tomoko Tabata

as Self

Atsuko Takahata

as Self

Osamu Tanabe

as Self

Hiroshi Tsuchida

as Narrator (voice)

Ryûdô Uzaki

as Self

Akiko Yamaguchi

as Self