Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
かぐや姫の物語
Synopsis
Deep in the countryside, a man named Okina works as a bamboo cutter in a forest, chopping away at the hollow plants day after day. One day, he discovers a small baby inside a glowing shoot. He immediately takes her home, convinced that she is a princess sent to Earth as a divine blessing from heaven. Okina and his wife Ouna take it upon themselves to raise the infant as their own, watching over her as she quickly grows into an energetic young girl. Given the name Kaguya, she fits right in with the village she has come to call home, going on adventures with the other children and enjoying what youth has to offer. But when Okina finds a large fortune of gold and treasure in the forest, Kaguya's life is completely changed. Believing this to be yet another gift from heaven, he takes it upon himself to turn his daughter into a real princess using the wealth he has just obtained, relocating the family to a mansion in the capital. As she leaves her friends behind to enter into an unwanted life of royalty, Kaguya's origins and purpose slowly come to light. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Staff
Nishimura, Yoshiaki
Producer
Takahata, Isao
Director, Screenplay, Creator
Asari, Naoko
Sound Director
Sakaguchi, Riko
Script
Hashimoto, Shinji
Storyboard, Key Animation
Momose, Yoshiyuki
Storyboard, Setting
Sasaki, Shinsaku
Storyboard
Satou, Masako
Storyboard, Key Animation
An, Mi Kyoung
In-Between Animation
Andou, Masashi
Key Animation
Fujisawa, Shiori
In-Between Animation
Hamada, Takayuki
Key Animation
Hamasu, Hideki
Key Animation
Hashimoto, Haruna
In-Between Animation
Hata, Ayako
Key Animation
Hayashi, Kaori
Key Animation
Hirota, Shunsuke
Key Animation
Hisaishi, Joe
Music
Horie, Tasuku
In-Between Animation
Inoue, Ei
Key Animation
Kagawa, Megumi
Key Animation
Kamiya, Tomomi
Key Animation
Kaneko, Yukie
In-Between Animation
Kawana, Kumiko
Key Animation
Kawashige, Nozomi
In-Between Animation
Opening & Ending Themes
Endings
- "Inochi no Kioku (いのちの記憶)" by Kazumi Nikaidou (二階堂和美)