Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The story

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.

Cast

I Isao TakahataSelf K Kazuo OgaSelf J Joe HisaishiSelf T Toshio SuzukiSelf Y Yoshiaki NishimuraSelf H Hayao MiyazakiSelf S Shigeo AkahoriSelf A Aki AsakuraSelf N Naoko AsariSelf T Takeo ChiiSelf I Isao HashizumeSelf H Hikaru IjūinSelf

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Y Yukiko KakitaSelf S Shigeru KimishimaSelf T Tamaki KojoSelf K Kengo KoraSelf N Nobuko MiyamotoSelf T Tatsuya NakadaiSelf S Shichinosuke NakamuraSelf K Kazumi NikaidoSelf T Tomoko TabataSelf A Atsuko TakahataSelf O Osamu TanabeSelf H Hiroshi TsuchidaNarrator (voice) R Ryudo UzakiSelf A Akiko YamaguchiSelf T Toshio YoshikawaSelf