Princess Kaguya (1935 film)

Princess Kaguya
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiかぐや姫
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnKaguya Hime
Directed byYoshitsugu Tanaka
Special effects byEiji Tsuburaya
Screenplay byJ.O. Planning Department
Based onThe Tale of the Bamboo Cutter[1]
Starring
CinematographyEiji Tsuburaya[1][2]
Music byMichio Miyagi[3]
Production
company
Distributed byTowa Shoji Film Club[3]
Release date
November 21, 1935 (Japan)[3]
Running time
75 minutes[3]
33 minutes (shortened version)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Princess Kaguya (Japanese: かぐや姫, Hepburn: Kaguya Hime)[a] is a 1935 Japanese musical drama film directed by Yoshitsugu Tanaka,[4] with cinematography and special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.[5] Produced by J.O. Studios[6] (later Toho), it is based on the 10th century Japanese literary tale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.[7] In the film, Princess Kaguya was raised by a couple who spread rumors that she had ascended a mountain in order to deceive suitors and ran away with her son and the princess.[7] The film was considered lost until the British Film Institute found a 35mm cut in May 2015.[b]

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  4. ^ "電通映画社のなりたち～終戦まで". www.kakio24.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  5. ^ Ragone 2014, p. 193.
  6. ^ "Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute". collections-search.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  7. ^ a b allcinema, 映画 かぐや姫 (1935)について 映画データベース - allcinema (in Japanese), retrieved 2021-07-04
  8. ^ "円谷英二撮影の幻の映画「かぐや姫」イギリスから帰還 フィルムが渡った理由、発掘の経緯は？ : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  9. ^ "円谷英二 生誕120年記念特別イベントレポート。失われた幻の映画『かぐや姫』85年ぶりの奇跡の凱旋上映決定! - SCREEN ONLINE（スクリーンオンライン）". screenonline.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  10. ^ "Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute". collections-search.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  11. ^ "円谷英二による幻の映画「かぐや姫」約85年ぶりに上映、生誕120年の展示会で". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "若き日の円谷英二、幻の映画 １９３５年「かぐや姫」短縮版、英で発見 東京で９月上映：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-16.


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