From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

FROM STUDIO GHIBLI, THE STUDIO THAT BROUGHT YOU THE ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING, SPIRITED AWAY, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANIMATION DISTRIBUTOR GKIDS, COMES AN ALL-NEW, STUNNING, AND CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED ANIMATED MASTERPIECE

THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA

NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD® FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE!

AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY(TM) WITH DVD ON FEBRUARY 17, 2015 FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

INCLUDES A SPECIAL 86-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE MAKING OF THIS EPIC TALE ISAO TAKAHATA AND HIS TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA

CERTIFIED 100% FRESH ON ROTTEN TOMATOES!

"A STAGGERING MASTERPIECE!" - Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com

"A VISIONARY TOUR-DE-FORCE!" - Maggie Lee, Variety

NORTH AMERICAN THEATRICAL RELEASE OCTOBER 17, 2015

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Announced today as an Academy Award(®) nominee for Best Animated Feature, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya is a critically praised film that features the best of Japanese folklore and artful animation. Legendary Studio Ghibli cofounder Isao Takahata revisits Japan's most famous folktale in this gorgeous, hand-drawn masterwork featuring an all-star cast including Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Darren Criss, and Lucy Liu. The 3-disc Blu-ray((TM)) includes the film on Blu-ray((TM)) and DVD as well as a separate DVD with a feature length documentary on the making of the film, titled Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya. Certified 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and called "Gorgeous and magical!" by The Washington Post, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, is available to own on DVD and Blu-ray((TM)) with DVD as well as On Demand on February 17, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, in partnership with GKIDS.

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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, the punishment for her crime. From Studio Ghibli, 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.

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya will be available on DVD and Blu-ray((TM)) with DVD.

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