Okina is a bamboo cutter in ancient rural Japan. One day in the forest, he finds a tiny baby in the folds of a bamboo shoot. He brings the creature home to his wife Ounaa and they decide to keep her and raise her as a princess. She is clearly not of… this world. Kaguya grows at an unnatural rate, soon maturing into an uncommonly beautiful young woman. Since Okina has now also found a cache of gold and treasure in the forest, every suitor wants Kaguya. But this is not a fairy tale of courtship and marriage.
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You should watch it for its watercolor animation, its visual freedom and a beautiful story that ends up leaving a pretty serious knot.
It's a good fit if you're looking for Japanese folklore, drama, and a slow-paced art film.
What sets it apart from other Ghibli films is in the drawing: the delicate line breaks into furious lines when the noble life suffocates Kaguya, as if the animation felt with her.
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