THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA – May 1 A Memorial Screening honoring director Isao Takahata
April 26, 2018
Join us as we honor the memory and talent of director Isao Takahata with a screening of his film The Tale of Princess Kaguya Tuesday, May 1, 7 p.m., Folino Theater.
Legendary Studio Ghibli cofounder Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) revisits Japan’s most famous folktale in this gorgeous, hand-drawn masterwork, decades in the making. 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 punishment for her crime. From 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. This critically-acclaimed film landed on a number of “Best Of” year-end lists, and was nominated for a 2015 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature.”
Open to the Chapman community only – staff, faculty and students.