Princess From The Moon
– Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry op..
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.
Release Date:
14 Sep 1987
Language:
Japanese
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Writer:
Shin'ya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa, Mitsutoshi Ishigami, Ryûzô Kikushima, Shikibu Murasaki (based on novel "Taketori Monogatari")
Main Actors:
Toshirô Mifune, Ayako Wakao, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Kôji Ishizaka
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:
Criterion Collection
Ratings: