Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014)
For his first film in fourteen years, animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter. 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.
Directors: Hidekazu Sato, Akira Miki.
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Isao Takahata as Self |
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Kazuo Oga as Self |
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Joe Hisaishi as Self |
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Toshio Suzuki as Self |
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Yoshiaki Nishimura as Self |
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Hayao Miyazaki as Self |
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Shigeo Akahori as Self |
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Aki Asakura as Self |
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Naoko Asari as Self |
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Takeo Chii as Self |
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Isao Hashizume as Self |
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Hikaru Ijūin as Self |
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Yukiko Kakita as Self |
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Shigeru Kimishima as Self |
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Tamaki Kojo as Self |
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Kengo Kora as Self |
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Nobuko Miyamoto as Self |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Self |
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Shichinosuke Nakamura as Self |
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Kazumi Nikaido as Self |
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Tomoko Tabata as Self |
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Atsuko Takahata as Self |
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Osamu Tanabe as Self |
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Hiroshi Tsuchida as Narrator (voice) |
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Ryudo Uzaki as Self |
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Akiko Yamaguchi as Self |
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Toshio Yoshikawa as Self |
| Directing | Hidekazu Sato | Director |
| Directing | Akira Miki | Director |