Princess from the Moon (1987)
Original title: 竹取物語
Princess from the Moon is a 1987 Japanese-language adventure movie directed by Kon Ichikawa, with a running time of 2h 1m. It stars Toshirō Mifune, Ayako Wakao and Yasuko Sawaguchi.
Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry open an alien cocoon to greet their new daughter.
Where to watch Princess from the Moon
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
- Ayako Wakao as Tayoshime
- Yasuko Sawaguchi as Kaya, the Princess Kaguya
- Koji Ishizaka as Mikado
- Kiichi Nakai as Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
- Koasa Shunpūtei as Kuramochi-no-Miko or Minister of Culture
- Takatoshi Takeda as Abe-no-Udaijin or Minister of Finance
- Megumi Odaka as Akeno
- Kyôko Kishida as Kōgō or Empress