The story of Princess Kaguya is one of the most impressive works of art of Studio Ghibli. Produced in the 2013 by the visionary director Isao Takahata and written both by Takahata in yes same as by Riko Sakaguchi, the film surprises from the first minute due to his style artistic.
Inspired in them technical of sumi- e Japanese, the tale of the Princess Kaguya has a design spectacular in the flat artistic that us back to them technical of the animation conventional and that you gives to the film of a freedom of movements and of ones times completely unique in the sector. Gibli not disappoints with a style artistic perfectly care and a design of high level for each one of the frames of their animations. The music, which is borne by the Great Joe Hisaishi also leaves us speechless at all times, making it one of the pillars of a film which, as we have already said, is exquisite in every way, either.
The premise of “The tale of the Princess Kaguya”
The story of Princess Kaguya is based on the tale of the bamboo cutter. It is the story of a couple of elders that one day, working in a field of bamboo, discovered that a stem inside there is a small little person. To the collect it, this is turns in a baby and quickly the elderly decide that is is to live with them. The girl, which has no name, it is clearly an envoy from heaven, since as it grows at breakneck speed, the men are with gold, precious stones and kimonos of great quality in different stalks of bamboo.
The girl grows happy, running around the field with his friends while his adoptive parents pose is if that is the best way of life for one sent from heaven. Quickly the grandfather takes a decision: you will build to the girl a great Palace, full of jewels and of servants, and will hire to a woman to convert to the girl in a real Princess.
So, when the young leaves his happy House of field for moving is to the city, will see how your life changes drastically low it guardianship of it “Miss Sagami”. This instructor, will teach the girl sing, behave like a doll and never run or smile, convinced that may become the figure of wax without emotions or feelings that assumes they must be all the women of the time.
Our opinion on “the tale of the Princess Kaguya”
After seeing “The tale of the Princess Kaguya” invade you a contradictory feeling of joy and desolation at the same time. The aesthetic sumi- e, drawn and animated hand, baffles them first seconds but gets immerse us in the warmth of the history with great speed. Each plane is more carefully than the previous one and as you would expect of Ghibli, animation is surprisingly fast and sweet, well worked to locate to convey all emotions necessary for the story.
The tale of the Princess Kaguya in addition, not falters in the script. At all times we identify with those characters while she does not receive a name until its conversion in woman. And the soundtrack is the best film. We recommend to see subtitled in Japanese. Earn a lot!
Finally wanted to comment that all the aspects historical that is show in the film are real and are based in data and references historical delicately care. It is true that beautiful women should not never smile or bring eyebrows. We refer to the top video where you will find 10 facts about “The story of Princess Kaguya”.
