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Princess from the Moon

Kon Ichikawa

1987 • 2h 1m

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.

Princess from the Moon

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō MifuneTaketori-no-Miyatsuko

Ayako Wakao

Ayako WakaoTayoshime

Yasuko Sawaguchi

Yasuko SawaguchiKaya, the Princess Kaguya

Koji Ishizaka

Koji IshizakaMikado

Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi NakaiOtomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military

Koasa Shunpūtei

Koasa ShunpūteiKuramochi-no-Miko or Minister of Culture

Takatoshi TakedaAbe-no-Udaijin or Minister of Finance

Megumi Odaka

Megumi OdakaAkeno

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko KishidaKōgō or Empress

Crew

Kon Ichikawa

Kon IchikawaDirector

Mitsutoshi Ishigami

Mitsutoshi IshigamiWriter

Ryuzo Kikushima

Ryuzo KikushimaWriter

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects Supervisor

Hiroaki Fujii

Hiroaki FujiiProducer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive Producer

Emi Wada

Emi WadaCostume Design

Peter Cetera

Peter CeteraTheme Song Performance

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Princess from the Moon (1987) — Backlot Notes