Japan The Tale of The Princess Kaguya sits in the top 9% of Japan films on this catalog — ranked #425 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
かぐや姫の物語
“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.
Audience Engagement
1,563 audience reviews — more than 98% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 84th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #425 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #359 of 2,532 (top 14%).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Tale of The Princess Kaguya. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedPonyo
★ 7.7 · Japan
2 sharedSword Art Online: Extra Edition
★ 5.3 · Japan
2 sharedSailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
★ 7.8 · Japan
2 sharedCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
★ 7.4 · China
2 sharedMillennium Actress
★ 7.8 · Japan
Other Titles From Studio Ghibli
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Tale of The Princess Kaguya itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
Among 530 Japan films we catalog from this window, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya places #46 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Tale of The Princess Kaguya premiered alongside 177 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 17m runtime, production spent $360K per minute on screen and earned $178K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2874th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- fantasy · 5
- japanese woman · 4
- bamboo · 3
- based on fairy tale · 2
- historical · 28
- princess · 22
- japanese folklore · 6
- anime · 711