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  • Princess from the Moon (1987)
  • 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Princess from the Moon (1987)
121 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Based on a centuries-old traditional Japanese fairy tale, a country couple finds a baby girl in some bamboo and raises her as their own daughter. Not the same as the original tale, though, in which the girl was a fairy from the moon and ...See moreBased on a centuries-old traditional Japanese fairy tale, a country couple finds a baby girl in some bamboo and raises her as their own daughter. Not the same as the original tale, though, in which the girl was a fairy from the moon and was finally taken home. Written by Gigi Tam See less
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Shin'ya Hidaka (screenplay) | Kon Ichikawa (screenplay) | Mitsutoshi Ishigami (screenplay) | Ryûzô Kikushima (screenplay) | Shikibu Murasaki (based on novel "Taketori Monogatari")
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Updated Sep 14, 1987

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Sep 14, 1987 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Toshirô Mifune
Taketori-no-Miyatsuko Taketori-no-Miyatsuko   See fewer
Ayako Wakao
Tayoshime Tayoshime   See fewer
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Kaya, the Princess Kaguya Kaya, the Princess Kaguya   See fewer
Kiichi Nakai
Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military   See fewer
Koasa Shunpûtei
Kuramochi-no-Miko or Minister of Culture Kuramochi-no-Miko or Minister of Culture   See fewer
Takatoshi Takeda
Abe-no-Udaijin or Minister of Finance Abe-no-Udaijin or Minister of Finance   See fewer
Shirô Itô
Sojo-no-Doson Sojo-no-Doson   See fewer
Fujio Tokita
Shonin-no-Uda Shonin-no-Uda   See fewer
Takeshi Katô
Fujiwara-no-Okuni Fujiwara-no-Okuni   See fewer
Hirokazu Yamaguchi
Metal Carver Metal Carver   See fewer
Jun Hamamura
Sakanoue-no-Dajo-Daijin Sakanoue-no-Dajo-Daijin   See fewer
Gen Idemitsu
Mura-no-Choja Mura-no-Choja   See fewer
Michino Yokoyama
Lise's Wife (as Michiyo Yokoyama) Lise's Wife (as Michiyo Yokoyama)   See fewer
Hirokazu Inoue
Ono-no-Fusamori Ono-no-Fusamori   See fewer
Shigeo Katô
Villager (uncredited) Villager (uncredited)   See fewer
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