The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 2h 17m movie Film Japan

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

かぐや姫の物語

“A princess's crime and punishment.”

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.

The 2012–2014 Japan Window

530 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya sits at position #46.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012

  2. Attack on Titan
    #2

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013

  3. High School D×D
    #3

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  4. Haikyu!!
    #4

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014

  5. Your Lie in April
    #5

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014

  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013

  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

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.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Tale of The Princess Kaguya premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$49.3M
Budget
$24.4M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.5×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 17m runtime, production spent $360K per minute on screen and earned $178K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

8.1
TMDB Rating
1,563
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

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%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, KDDI, Mitsubishi Shoji, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Runtime 2h 17m
Release Date November 23, 2013
IMDb tt2576852
Official Site gkids.com

Themes & Motifs

  • princess
  • historical
  • japanese woman
  • based on fairy tale
  • japanese folklore
  • bamboo
  • anime
  • fantasy

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