Directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is the first Studio Ghibli film to win an APSA.
Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya’
Organizers of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) announced that Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya won the award for Best Animated Feature Film. Awards were handed out on Thursday, December 11, at a gala awards ceremony held in in Brisbane, Australia.
Directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is the first Studio Ghibli film to win an APSA. It was competing against China's Frog Kingdom (Quingwa Wangguo), Australia and Germany's Maya the Bee, and South Korea's On The White Planet (Chang-Baek-Han Eol-Gul-Deul) and The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow (Woo-Ri-Byul Il-Ho-Wa Ul-Ruk-So).
Eight years in the making, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is based on the classic Japanese folktale “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.”
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her -- but ultimately she must confront her fate.
The English-language version of the film features the voice of Chloë Grace Moretz as Princess Kaguya, along with the voices of James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Darren Criss, Lucy Liu, Beau Bridges, James Marsden, Oliver Platt and Dean Cain.
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
