Directed by Isao Takahata
Shown at SpIFF 2015
Trailer
Synopsis
Described by Variety as a “visionary tour de force,” this animated effort by legendary Studio Ghibli cofounder Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko) is an adaptation of Japan’s oldest recorded folktale. At first a look at the life of a mysterious young girl (voice by Chloë Grace Moretz), discovered inside a stalk of bamboo by an old couple (James Caan, Mary Steenburgen). In English.
Credits
- Director
- Isao Takahata