The Tale of Princess Kaguya is a Japanese animated film by Studio Ghibli, directed by Isao Takahata. I hugely enjoyed the film, even if at times it is no easy watch. The story is pretty small which suits the visual aesthetic of the film which is essentially charcoal. At first I wasn't sure of what to make of the style and that hand drawn look where the edge of the frame isn't quite as big as the picture but as the story went on I began to like that home made feel. It's a movie that has a massive heart and looking back I really admire what they did with the visual look of the film.
Even though it looks slightly different to other Studio Ghibli films, it has all the heart and storytelling abilities as any of their other films. I was sceptical going in as I had never seen a Studio Ghibli film that was not directed by Hayoa Miyazaki so I was worried if I would get as sucked in to this one. Those scepticisms vanished within minutes as I was completely swept up in the film's original and touching story.
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