Ive only seen a few Ghibli films such as my neighbor totoro and Spirited Away all of them excellent films not in just animation but as films in general and today I watched the AMAZING FILM Tale of Princess Kaguya and I was astounded I just literally im lost for words the art is so beautiful the voice acting was amazing as well James Caan and Chloë Grace Moretz did such a good job and I love the two of them even more now and the story was so amazing I loved the Japanese folk lore I was in tears crying when the movie was over

ihavent done this in a very long time but im giving Tale of Princess Kaguya a 10/10 that doesnt mean its the best movie ever or even the best Ghibli film what it does mean is that this is an incredible movie that I believe everyone should give at least one chance.

I just received the film yesterday and will probably sit back and watch it this weekend... I'll let you all kn ow what I think...

Welcome to the Tavern, PrinceKaguya... Hope you like it here...

Now where have I heard that name before

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10/10. And I just watched Big Hero 6. Kaguya was certainly robbed for the Oscar.

Thankyou for the hospitality husky51 and its nice to see a fellow South Caroliner who also enjoys watching Ghibli films

Who? Me??? Southern CALIFORNIA!!! lol

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Oops lol my bad I must be to used to southern carolina lol

Well more than likely I wasnt paying attention but meh

I watched "The Tale of Princess Kaguya" today in Japanese with subs...

I totally enjoyed it. The story, the art, all of it... and I cried again during the movie, but I won't tell you where.

I highly recommend it to everyone who likes Ghibli. Takahata did it again.

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Still haven't seen it, haha. There's a fair bit of criticism over the movie so I won't really comment until I've actually seen it myself.

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I don't remember seeing any criticism over Kaguya. Rotten Tomatoes certainly gave it high marks.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_tale.../?search=kaguya

The common criticism, as I've read, is that it should have been a little shorter. In this regard, it brings to mind Pompoko...
I rather agree, but also I agree with the majority that consider it a very good movie, one of the best from Takahata. If this is his last work, as it would seem, it's a nice way to retire (same as The Wind Rises for Miyazaki).

BTW, in the event that there is someone from Argentina lurking here: the movie will be shown in the BAFICI festival.

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I'm not among those that would've argued Kaguya should've been shorter. It really needed the length of time to build the character's relationships up; primarily the girl and her parents. That's really what made the ending scene so moving. I doubt you'd have felt so emotionally drawn if they had only lightly brushed up on her relationships with her friends, family, and the world she's brought up in.

I just went and saw it again today, this time with subtitles. It really is so good! It's a great story, well told, and the art is wonderful. Possibly a little too much time is spent on her earlier years, but then again, I'm not sure what should've been removed there. On the whole I think it's as long as it needs to be.

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That is my favorite way of watching anime, in Japanese with subs...

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You have no choice but to watch with subtitles on some of the movies, like Only Yesterday. I don't mind watching the dubbed versions if and when they're done right. I can't even picture watching Porco Rosso without Michael Keaton's voice or Nausicaa without Sir Patrick Stewart's voice as Lord Yupa.

I don't think I've watched any of them with dubs before... I'm sure I've seen some dubbed clips, but never the whole way through.

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The dubs are actually quite good! Especially love Laputa's. And Howl's is pretty good too.

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I just seem to feel the emotion, etc, better when I listen in the original Japanese and then read the subs. I know a few words of Japanese and it pleases me when I see a word that I've heard...

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I thought Kaguya was simply amazing...10/10. My favorite film of all time, and I'm not exaggerating.