The Tale of the Princess Kaguya's reviews
Media reviews
Los Angeles Times
'The Tale of the Princess Kaguya' is a marvel of Japanese animation, a hand-drawn, painterly epic that submerges us in a world of beauty.
The Hollywood Reporter
It?s a lovely piece of work.
The Telegraph
Emotions and moods are anchored to specific moments of stillness, and we feel them all the more intensely because of it.
Cahiers du Cinéma
It is very moving to see these two veterans, Miyazaki and Takahata, returning that year to say goodbye to each signing a masterpiece.
Vulture
Magical and melancholy, The Tale of Princess Kaguya' comes from the other mad genius of Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata, who co-founded the beloved Japanese animation company alongside the great Hayao Miyazaki back in 1985.
The A.V. Club
A devastating and deceptively simple tale adapted from 10th-century folklore, Isao Takahata?s 'The Tale of the Princess Kaguya' distills a millennium of Japanese storytelling into a timeless film that feels both ancient and alive in equal measure.
Entertainment Weekly
Glacially told gem from animator Isao Takahata, the 78-year-old cofounder with Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli.
Variety
'The Tale of Princess Kaguya' is a visionary tour de force, morphing from a childlike gambol into a sophisticated allegory on the folly of materialism and the evanescence of beauty.
The Washington Post
A gorgeous, magical and melancholy fantasia about the joy and pain of human existence.
New York Times
Exquisitely drawn with both watercolor delicacy and a brisk sense of line, the film finds a peculiarly moving undertow of feeling in a venerable Japanese folk tale.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote