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All is going well until 11:17 comes on damn you ghibli. Once ago, my grandmother crossed the country and came to see us here. We saw that movie together. That song always reminds me her. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Japanese theatrical release poster Japanese かぐや姫の物語 Hepburn Kaguya-hime no Monogatari Directed by Isao Takahata [1] Produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura Screenplay by Isao Takahata Riko Sakaguchi [ ja] Based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Starring Aki Asakura [ Wikidata] Kengo Kora Takeo Chii Nobuko Miyamoto Music by Joe Hisaishi Edited by Toshihiko Kojima Production company Studio Ghibli Distributed by Toho Release date 23?November?2013 Running time 137 minutes [2] Country Japan Language Japanese Budget ?5 billion ( $49 million) [3] Box office ?2. 5 billion ( $27 million) The Tale of the Princess Kaguya ( Japanese: かぐや姫の物語, Hepburn: Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, stylized as The Tale of The Princess Kaguya) is a 2013 Japanese animated fantasy drama film co-written for the screen and directed by Isao Takahata, based on the anonymous literary tale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and produced by Studio Ghibli for Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DYMP, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and KDDI, and distributed by Toho. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Aki Asakura, Kengo Kora, Takeo Chii, Nobuko Miyamoto, Atsuko Takahata, Tomoko Tabata, Tatekawa Shinosuke, Takaya Kamikawa, Hikaru Ijūin, Ryudo Uzaki, Nakamura Shichinosuke II, Isao Hashizume, Yukiji Asaoka (in a special appearance) and Tatsuya Nakadai. [4] [5] [6] [7] The film features the final film performance by Chii, who died in June 2012, and was the final film directed by Takahata, who died in April 2018. It was released in Japan on 23 November 2013, distributed by Toho. At the budget of US$ 49. 3 million, it is the most expensive Japanese movie to date. [ when? ] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 87th Academy Awards. The production of the film was the subject of the feature-length documentary film Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya. [8] Plot [ edit] A bamboo cutter named Sanuki no Miyatsuko discovers a miniature girl inside a glowing bamboo shoot. Believing her to be a divine presence, he and his wife decide to raise her as their own, calling her "Princess". The girl grows rapidly, causing her parents to marvel and earning her the nickname "Takenoko" (Little Bamboo) from the other village children. Sutemaru, the oldest among Kaguya's friends, develops a close relationship with her. Miyatsuko comes upon gold and fine cloth in the bamboo grove in the same way he found his daughter. He takes these as proof of her divine royalty and begins planning to make her a proper princess. He relocates the family to the capital, forcing her to leave her friends behind. She finds herself in a mansion, replete with servants. She is also saddled with a governess who is tasked with taming her into a noblewoman. She struggles with the restraints of nobility, arguing that life should be full of laughter and struggle. When the girl comes of age, she is granted the formal name of "Princess Kaguya" for the light and life that radiates from her. Miyatsuko holds a celebration in commemoration of her naming. At the celebration, Kaguya overhears partygoers ridiculing her father's attempts to turn a peasant girl into a noble through money. Kaguya flees the capital in despair and runs back to the mountains, seeking Sutemaru and her other friends, but discovers that they have all moved away. She passes out in the snow and awakens back at the party. Kaguya grows in beauty, attracting suitors. Five men of noble standing court her, comparing her to mythical treasures. Kaguya tells them she will only marry whoever can bring her the mythical treasure mentioned. Two suitors attempt to persuade her with counterfeits. The third abandons his conquest out of cowardice, and the fourth attempts to woo her with flattering lies. When one of the men is killed in his quest, Kaguya falls into depression. Eventually, the Emperor takes notice of her. Taken with her beauty, he makes advances toward her, revolting her. Kaguya then demonstrates the ability to disappear at will, surprising the Emperor. Understanding that he has been too forward, the Emperor leaves. Kaguya reveals to her parents that she originally came from the Moon after it spoke to her. Once a resident there, she broke its laws, hoping to be exiled to Earth so that she could experience mortal life. When the Emperor made his advances, she silently begged the Moon to help her. Having heard her prayer, the Moon will reclaim her during the next full moon. Kaguya confesses her attachment to Earth and her reluctance to leave. Miyatsuko swears to protect Kaguya and begins assembling defensive forces. Kaguya returns to her hometown and finds Sutemaru, who vows to protect her. Kaguya demonstrates the ability to fly but loses it when she flies by the Moon. Sutemaru, who flew with her, wakes up later, thinking it was a dream. On the night of the full moon, a procession of celestial beings led by the Buddha descends from the Moon, and Miyatsuko is unable to stop it. An attendant offers Kaguya a robe that will erase her memories of Earth but she begs the attendant to grant her a last moment with her parents. The attendant, however, drapes the robe around her, and she appears to forget about her life on Earth. They leave, and Miyatsuko and his wife are distraught. Kaguya looks back one last time, and cries silently as she recognizes the love from her parents. Voice cast [ edit] Character Japanese cast [9] English dub cast Princess Kaguya Aki Asakura [ ja] Chloë Grace Moretz Caitlyn Leone (young) Sutemaru Darren Criss The Bamboo Cutter Takeo Chii [a] James Caan The Bamboo Cutter's Wife / The Narrator Mary Steenburgen Lady Sagami Atsuko Takahata Lucy Liu Me no Warawa Tomoko Tabata Hynden Walch Inbe no Akita Tatekawa Shinosuke George Segal Prince Ishitsukuri Takaya Kamikawa James Marsden Lord Minister of the Right Abe Hikaru Ijūin Oliver Platt Great Counselor Otomo Ryudo Uzaki Daniel Dae Kim The Mikado Nakamura Shichinosuke II Dean Cain Prince Kuramochi Isao Hashizume Beau Bridges Middle Counselor Isonokami Tamaki Kojo John Cho ^ Yuji Miyake recorded additional dialogue for the bamboo cutter following Takeo Chii's death. [10] Production [ edit] As a child, Takahata read The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. He recalled that he struggled to relate and sympathize with the protagonist; to him, the "heroine’s transformation was enigmatic" and that it "didn’t evoke any empathy from [him]". [11] In 1960, Takahata was preparing for a potential adaptation for his employer Toei Animation, which eventually was abandoned. [12] After rereading the tale, he realized the story's potential to be entertaining, as long as an adaptation allowed the audience to understand how Princess Kaguya felt. [11] [13] Studio Ghibli revealed that Isao Takahata was working on a feature-length film in 2008. [14] Takahata announced at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival in 2009 that he intended to direct a film based on the anonymous Japanese literary tale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. [15] The Tale of the Princess Kaguya was financed by Nippon TV, whose late chairman, Seiichiro Ujiie, gave ? 5, 000, 000, 000 (approximately US$ 40, 000, 000) towards the project. [16] Ujiie loved Takahata's work, and pleaded with Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki to let Takahata make one more film. [17] Ujiie died on 3 March 2011, but not before being able to view the script and some of the storyboards. [18] To make sure the audience emotionally connected with the film, it was important to Takahata that viewers were able to "imagine or recall the reality deep within the drawings", rather than be distracted by a realistic art style. [19] He wanted to have people "recollect the realities of this life by sketching ordinary human qualities with simple props". [20] To assist with this vision, Osamu Tanabe provided the character designs and animation, and Kazuo Oga drew the watercolor backgrounds. [16] The release of The Tale of the Princess Kaguya was finally confirmed by Studio Ghibli and distributor Toho on 13 December 2012. [21] Soundtrack [ edit] In 2012, Shin-ichiro Ikebe was announced to write the film's score. However, in 2013, Joe Hisaishi replaced Ikebe as the composer. This is the first and only time that Hisaishi has scored a film directed by Isao Takahata. [22] The theme song "When I Remember This Life" was written and performed by Nikaido Kazumi. [23] [24] [25] The music from the film's original soundtrack was released on 20 November 2013. All tracks are written by Joe Hisaishi, except where noted. Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Overture" 0:53 2. "Light" 0:22 3. "The Little Princess" 1:15 4. "The Joy of Living" 1:01 5. "The Sprout" 2:19 6. "Li'l Bamboo" 2:06 7. "Life" 0:59 8. "Mountain Hamlet" 1:53 9. "Robe" 0:34 10. "Setting Out" 1:19 11. "Autumn Harvest" 0:39 12. "Supple Bamboo" 1:22 13. "Writing Practice" 0:47 14. "The Garden of Life" 0:25 15. "The Banquet" 1:22 16. "Despair" 1:07 17. "The Coming of Spring" 1:03 18. "Melody of the Beautiful Koto" 0:34 19. "Spring Waltz" 2:02 20. "Memories of the Village" 1:36 21. "The Nobles' Wild Ride" 1:29 22. "Devotion" 1:28 23. "Cicada Night" 1:12 24. "Mystery of the Moon" 0:48 25. "Sorrow" 1:00 26. "Fate" 1:17 27. "The City of the Moon" 0:28 28. "Going Home" 1:19 29. "Flying" 4:26 30. "The Procession of Celestial Beings I" 2:28 31. "The Parting" 1:07 32. "The Procession of Celestial Beings II" 0:57 33. "Moon" 1:49 34. "When I Remember This Life" (Written and performed by Nikaido Kazumi [25]) 5:42 35. "Koto Melody" 0:57 36. "Nursery Rhyme" 0:48 37. "Song of the Heavenly Maiden" 1:34 Release [ edit] The Tale of The Princess Kaguya was initially announced to be released simultaneously with The Wind Rises, another Ghibli film by Haya

Ka?iulani Crown Princess of the Hawaiian Islands Born October 16, 1875 Honolulu, O?ahu, Hawaii, Died March 6, 1899 (aged?23) ?Āinahau, Honolulu, O?ahu, Hawaii Burial March 12, 1899 [1] Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii Full name Victoria Kawēkiu Ka?iulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa [2] Victoria Ka?iulani, Kalaninuiahilapalapa Kawēkiu i Lunalilo Cleghorn [3] Victoria Kawēkiu Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Ka?iulani Cleghorn House Kalākaua Father Archibald Scott Cleghorn Mother Princess Miriam Likelike Religion Church of Hawaii Signature Personal standard of Princess Ka?iulani. Victoria Kawēkiu Ka?iulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn (October 16, 1875 ? March 6, 1899) was heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii and held the title of Crown Princess. Ka?iulani became known throughout the world for her intelligence and determination. [ citation needed] After the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, she visited the United States to help restore the kingdom; she made many speeches and public appearances denouncing the overthrow of her government and the injustice toward her people. While in Washington, D. C., she paid an informal visit to U. S. President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Cleveland, but her efforts could not prevent eventual annexation. Heiress to the throne [ edit] Ka?iulani as a little girl. Victoria Ka?iulani was born October 16, 1875 at her parent's Emma Street home in Honolulu. [4] Through her mother, Ka?iulani was descended from High Chief Kepo?okalani, the first cousin of Kamehameha the Great on the side of Kamehameha's mother, Keku?iapoiwa II. Her mother was also a sister of King Kalākaua and Queen Lili?uokalani. Ka?iulani's father was Archibald Scott Cleghorn, a Scottish financier from Edinburgh and the last Royal Governor of O?ahu. She was baptized Christmas Day, 1875 at St. Andrew's Anglican Cathedral. [5] Princess Ruth Ke?elikōlani stood as her godmother. Ka?iulani was named after her maternal aunt Anna Ka?iulani who died young, and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, whose help restored the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii during the reign of Kamehameha III. The name comes from ka ?iu lani which means "the highest point of heaven" or "the royal sacred one" in the Hawaiian language. [6] Upon her birth, Ka?iulani was gifted the estate of ?Āinahau in Waikiki by her godmother. Ka?iulani inherited ?Āinahau at the age of 11 upon the death of her mother. In 1881, King Kalākaua tried to arrange a marriage between Ka?iulani and Japan's Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito in hopes of creating an alliance between Japan and the Kingdom of Hawaii. However, the prince declined. [7] In 1894, Queen Lili?uokalani wrote to her niece to marry one of the three: Prince David Kawānanakoa, Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana?ole, or Prince Komatsu Akihito (then studying in London), the half-brother of Higashifushimi Yorihito. She replied to her aunt that she would prefer to marry for love unless it was necessary to protect the independence of the Hawaiian Kingdom. On February 3, 1898, she declared her engagement to Prince David Kawānanakoa, but she died before they could be married. [8] Education [ edit] 'Poppies', oil on canvas painting 1890 The Princess grew up knowing painters Joseph Dwight Strong, a landscape painter in the court of her uncle, and Isobel Strong, a lady in waiting under her mother and stepdaughter of Robert Louis Stevenson. Stevenson called her "the island rose" in a poem he wrote in her autograph book. [9] Art and music were also in the curriculum at Great Harrowden Hall, and she took several trips to Scotland and France to study art. Her few surviving paintings demonstrate considerable talent. [10] Because Princess Ka?iulani was second in line to the throne after her elderly and childless aunt, the young girl was expected to eventually become Queen. King Kalākaua, Kapi?olani, Cleghorn, and the Princess talked about the issue and determined the Princess should pursue a British education. In 1889, at the age of 13, Ka?iulani was sent to Northamptonshire, England to be given a private education at Great Harrowden Hall. She excelled in her studies of Latin, Literature, Mathematics, and History there and took classes in French, German, and sports (mostly tennis and cricket). In 1892, Ka?iulani made a new start by moving to Brighton where she was chaperoned and tutored by Mrs. Rooke who set up a curriculum including German, French and English. This village by the sea pleased the princess, renewing her enthusiasm. [11] [ self-published source? ] She continued to study in England for the next four years, despite originally being told that she would only be there for one year. Her overseers from Hawaii had planned for her to take a trip around Europe and had even arranged for her to have an audience with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, following the overthrow of her Aunt, Queen Lili?uokalani, on January 17, 1893 by the Big Five, all plans were cancelled and she went to New York. Overthrow [ edit] During her absence, much turmoil occurred back in Hawaii. King Kalakaua died in 1891, and Princess Lydia Lili?uokalani became Queen. Lili?uokalani immediately appointed Ka?iulani as her heir, and Ka?iulani became the Crown Princess. In 1893, the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown and the new government attempted to become a part of the United States. The news arrived to Ka?iulani on January 30, 1893 in a short telegram that said: " 'Queen Deposed', 'Monarchy Abrogated', 'Break News to Princess ' ". Ka?iulani then made a statement to the press in England: "Four years ago, at the request of Mr. Thurston, then a Hawaiian Cabinet Minister, I was sent away to England to be educated privately and fitted to the position which by the constitution of Hawaii I was to inherit. For all these years, I have patiently and in exile striven to fit myself for my return this year to my native country. I am now told that Mr. Thurston will be in Washington asking you to take away my flag and my throne. No one tells me even this officially. Have I done anything wrong that this wrong should be done to me and my people? I am coming to Washington to plead for my throne, my nation and my flag. Will not the great American people hear me? " [12] She referred to Lorrin A. Thurston, who was touring the United States promoting its annexation of Hawaii. [13] Ka?iulani decided to take action and traveled to the United States herself the following month. Upon arrival on American shores, although shy by nature, she addressed the press in public with these words: "Seventy years ago, Christian America sent over Christian men and women to give religion and civilization to Hawaii. Today, three of the sons of those missionaries are at your capitol asking you to undo their father’s work. Who sent them? Who gave them the authority to break the Constitution which they swore they would uphold? Today, I, a poor weak girl with not one of my people with me and all these ‘Hawaiian’ statesmen against me, have strength to stand up for the rights of my people. Even now I can hear their wail in my heart and it gives me strength and courage and I am strong ? strong in the faith of God, strong in the knowledge that I am right, strong in the strength of seventy million people who in this free land will hear my cry and will refuse to let their flag cover dishonor to mine! " [14] The Princess suffered eye problems, and developed migraines following the overthrow of the monarchy. The pro-annexation press of the time often treated Ka?iulani with contempt, referring to her in print as a half-breed, or calling her "dusky", although she did not receive the blatantly racist treatment repeatedly given her aunt. (Typical of the time, "positive" accounts of the Princess' appearance often tried to emphasize what was thought to be "white" about her, although her "British" half was invoked negatively on occasion by American writers fearing Great Britain was a rival for possession of Hawaii. ) As she traveled across the United States following her education, the real Princess surprised open-minded members of the press. Instead of an unmannered caricature "heathen" described by enemies of the Kingdom of Hawaii, journalists and the public were confronted by a modern royal princess wearing elegant gowns and speaking English (or Hawaiian, French or German). She traveled through New York City and Boston where she attended various social events, many in her honor. She then went to Washington, D. C. and met with President Grover Cleveland and his wife at the White House. She made a good impression, and Cleveland expressed concern for Hawaii's plight. Ka?iulani felt encouraged something would be done and returned to England. However, when Cleveland brought Ka?iulani's case to Congress, while the United States Senate did not proceed with annexation, it refused to restore the monarchy. The situation in Hawaii did not change, and Ka?iulani was deeply disappointed. Over the next few years, Ka?iulani remained in Europe. There, she received news in 1894 that her childhood friend, author Robert Louis Stevenson, [15] had died and that a new Republic of Hawaii had been established. Her health slowly deteriorated. Ka?iulani's health worsened when she learned that her half-sister, Annie Cleghorn, had died in 1897 and her guardian from England, Theophilus Harris Davies, had also died. The Princess suffered eye problems and developed migraines following the overthrow of the monarchy (although one such headache kept her from participating in a charity event in Paris, where a devastating fire killed scores of society women). Numerous documented symptoms may indicate she suffered from thyroid disease, which would help explain her early death. Later years [ edit] She was a popular subject of photographs. Ka?iulani returned to Hawaii in 1897. The return to a warmer climate d
What I admire about Hisaishi is that he's an alchemist of music. He seems to know which music he needs for a certain vibe and feeling. I may not know him, but I do know his music and for that I respect him. Your life have changed since, your sister is going to college. you remember how you used to have an argument with her in the past, your cousins's life have moved on. one of them already have a kid, one of them is started their job, one of them have married, you remember you used to play games with them. and you here, stuck in the past and dont want to grow up and change, you want it to be the same like it used to, you dont want to leave your childhood behind. you still figuring things out, but you know, that you'll get through it, you know that you can survive life.
10:12 Y aquí vemos como la vida si tiene sentido solo por el arte. "The Tale of Princess Kaguya" is a very, very familiar story in Japan. It's from a story that is a thousand years old, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. And, since it's a classic, there have been many movie versions of the story. Because of this, I was quite familiar with this, as I'd already seen "Princess From the Moon" a 1987 live-action version. Unlike the other six versions of the story that I was able to find, this one is animated and it comes from Studio Ghibli- the same people who make the Miyazaki films, though this one is from Isao Takahata.

For the most part, the story you see in the film is the old tale. One day, a poor woodcutter slices into a stalk of bamboo and finds a beautiful thumb-size child. Since he and his wife are childless and have always wanted one, they are overjoyed with the discovery and raise the child. However, the same fortune that brought them the baby also rewarded them with gold when the woodcutter chopped additional bamboo. And, oddly, the child grows to normal size and becomes a lady in practically no time at all. Soon they are rich and able to give their girl the life of a princess and she's taught all manners and customs that a proper lady would need. However, it's obvious that young Princess Kaguya isn't happy in this life, as courtier after courtier come for her hand and she simply isn't interested. So, she gives them impossible tasks to complete before she'd agree to marry any of them. When they all fail, the Emperor himself comes to court her but she rebuffs him- mostly because she knows her time on Earth is drawing to a close. Where all this goes next, you'll find out if you watch the movie. The animation for this movie is quite lovely- with a nice look that appears as if the film was made with colored pencils and watercolors. While it's more minimalistic than you'd usually find in a Ghibli film, it looks very appropriate to the Medieval Japanese period. In fact, the look of the film is the best thing about the movie. The story, as you probably noticed above, is odd- especially to non-Japanese audiences. The ending, is even odder, by the way. But the film still could have worked despite the unusual story. However, I found the pacing to be too slow and I noticed my attention waning from time to time. Not surprisingly, it's the longest film released by Ghibli to date. Had they trimmed about 15 to 20 minutes and removed the plot involving the poor boyfriend (which was not in the original story) I think the film would have worked better for me. Worth seeing for a very patient audience who is looking for something very different- otherwise a strange sort of picture that probably would offer little appeal to kids and folks wanting something light and Disney-like. By the way, although I was not bowled over by this film, it has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. My vote is for "The Box Trolls. a film which managed to combine both artistry and an excellent original story.

This was my first Miyazaki movie. Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and The Wind Rises are my absolute favorites. I may not be that old but listening too this song brings me back to the earliest I can remember. 6th grade is the furthest back I can remember. I dont remember the days themselves very well just the feelings. The feeling of playing outside for hours, the feeling of watching movies with my brother on our super old huge tv, the feeling of playing with toys outside while the breeze moved the trees around us. The feeling of freedom, like nothing mattered but that spelling test I had that day and which toys I would bring out side to play with that day. I sob thinking about those days. Today I cry so much trying to remember those past days. Trying to remember the faces and names of my old friends, their faces just a smear in my mind now. I want to remember them, every day we spent outside. I want to remember every time we went swimming, played hide and seek, played tag, traded Pokémon cards, and made craft projects out of crayons and crayola paints. I just want to remember one just one conversation I had in the past, or one story that I was told, one song we made up, I just want to remember something true that isnt just a feeling in my chest. I want to remember the words faces and images I knew back then. As my high school graduation comes closer and closer I lose more and more of my memories. Every day the feelings I felt are lost, trapped in the back of my mind, buried by the worries I have today. In the past I only worried about the present, now it seems I just worry about future now. Ive gotten rid of my toys and replaced them with pricy textbooks, and makeup I dont know how to use. Oh what it mustve been like to be a young child, I will never remember what it was like. I never will. Each day the past fades away. And each day I cry even more trying to hold onto the tiny feelings I have as they slip away from me distorting and falling like water through my fingers. I shouldve enjoyed the past more and I shouldve realized that being a tiny child was the most beautiful thing Ill ever experience.

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