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Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
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Kaguya-hime (1961)
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Films based on the folklore "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" with distinct animation styles, stop-motion in Kaguya-hime and impressionistic in Kaguya-hime no Monogatari. The stop-motion animation for Kaguya-hime was nicely done for its time and of course Kaguya-hime no Monogatari's old-fashioned hand-drawn animation is a visual feast. The stories were close to the original however in Kaguya-hime, only three suitors along with the emperor were shown (Prince Kuramochi with the jeweled branch from a tree, Prince Ishitsukuri with Buddha's stone bowl, and Grand Counselor Otomo with the five-colored jade that shines from the dragon’s neck; Lord Minister of the Right Abe with the robe
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