Princess From The Moon

Name: Princess From The Moon
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1987-09-14
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 6.30
Cast: Kôji Ishizaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Toshirô Mifune, Ayako Wakao

– Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry op..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.30 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and One Minute

Release Year:

1987

Original Name:

竹取物語

Princess From The Moon — Princess from the Moon (1987) - Also known as 竹取物語

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.

Styles:

Offbeat, Touching, Stylized, Serious, Atmospheric

Producing Country:

Japan

Filming Locations:

Japan, Asia

Genre:

History, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Family Outing

Princess from the Moon (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Sep 1987

Language:

Japanese

Directed by:

Kon Ichikawa

Story Written By:

Shikibu Murasaki, Mitsutoshi Ishigami, Shin’ya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa, Ryûzô Kikushima

Main Actors:

Kôji Ishizaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Toshirô Mifune, Ayako Wakao

Plot:

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 was finally taken home.

Awards:

3 wins & 8 nominations.

Production Company:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.3/10