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When an old bamboo cutter finds a tiny girl inside a bamboo shoot, he takes her home where he and his wife watch her quickly grow into a beautiful young woman who enchants everyone she encounters.
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"Legendary Studio Ghibli cofounder Isao Takahata revisits Japan’s most famous folktale in this gorgeous, hand-drawn masterwork, decades in the making. Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter (James Caan) and his wife (Mary Steenburgen), a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady (Chloë Grace Moretz). The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her – but ultimately she must confront her fate. From the studio that brought you Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and The Wind Rises comes a powerful and sweeping epic that redefines the limits of animated storytelling and marks a triumphant highpoint within an extraordinary career in filmmaking for director Isao Takahata. Screened at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival as part of Directors’ Fortnight and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the “Masters” program."
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