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Princess from the Moon

6.419872h 1mMovieAdventureDramaScience Fiction

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.

DirectorKon Ichikawa
WritersRyuzo Kikushima·Shinya Hidaka
ProducersMasaru Kakutani·Shigeaki Hazama

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by Kon Ichikawa

TMToshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
AWAyako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Tayoshime
YSYasuko Sawaguchi
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Kaya, the Princess Kaguya
KIKoji Ishizaka
Koji Ishizaka
Mikado
KNKiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai
Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
KSKoasa Shunpūtei
Koasa Shunpūtei
Kuramochi-no-Miko or Minister of Culture
TT
Takatoshi Takeda
Abe-no-Udaijin or Minister of Finance
MOMegumi Odaka
Megumi Odaka
Akeno
KKKyôko Kishida
Kyôko Kishida
Kōgō or Empress

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