The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
“A princess's crime and punishment.”
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
Genres
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Studio
Studio Ghibli
Language
ja
Status
Released
How The Tale of The Princess Kaguya performed
Budget
$49.3M
Worldwide Gross
$24.4M
Gross Profit
−$24.9M
Return
0.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~38/62, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (28% of the domestic run, typical for Animation) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
The Princess Kaguya (voice)
Aki Asakura
The Princess Kaguya (voice)
Sanuki no Miyatsuko (voice)
Takeo Chii
Sanuki no Miyatsuko (voice)
Ōna / Narrator (voice)
Nobuko Miyamoto
Ōna / Narrator (voice)
Sutemaru (voice)
Kengo Kora
Sutemaru (voice)
Lady Sagami (voice)
Atsuko Takahata
Lady Sagami (voice)
Menowarawa (voice)
Tomoko Tabata
Menowarawa (voice)
Lord Inbe no Akita (voice)
Shinosuke Tatekawa
Lord Inbe no Akita (voice)
Prince Ishitsukuri (voice)
Takaya Kamikawa
Prince Ishitsukuri (voice)
Minister of the Right Abe (voice)
Hikaru Ijūin
Minister of the Right Abe (voice)
Grand Counselor Otomo (voice)
Ryudo Uzaki
Grand Counselor Otomo (voice)
The Emperor (voice)
Shichinosuke Nakamura
The Emperor (voice)
Prince Kuramochi (voice)
Isao Hashizume
Prince Kuramochi (voice)
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