"The Story of Kaguya Princess": Ink and Wash Sadness

Collin 2022-04-24 07:01:17

The story of the movie comes from Japan's oldest legend - "The Tale of Bamboo". After watching it, you will be sighed and saddened.

The ink painting style of the whole film is refreshing, clean and spotless. The production team led by Isao Takahata has brought minimalism to the extreme. Never forget.

Looking at such simple and pure lines and colors, it will give people a feeling of cleansing the soul, and I have to admire the variety of styles in the Japanese animation industry!

The story of "Kaguya Story" is slow-paced and eloquent, and most of the time it's turbulent.

Kaguya appeared from a cute, palm-sized doll and began to grow up quickly in the homes of ordinary Japanese people. As Kaguya tries to break free from the shackles, her unrelenting fate melts into the joys, sorrows and sorrows of the world, and you will gradually fall in love with this independent, free and cheerful little girl.

At the end of the film, when Kaguya had to choose to leave the mortal world where she was born and grew up and was deeply in love, and returned to the Moon Palace to be a carefree princess with no desires, no desires, and no worries, the emotions of struggle and reluctance gradually spread. And dominate the minds of the audience.

The subtitles rose, the piano played softly, and the female voice was gentle, like ironing a piece of rice paper like snow in our hearts.

Hisaishi's music gently tapped, as if a drop of ink full of human fireworks fell on the white rice paper...

The sentimental ink stains slowly spread, dipping into the hearts of the audience, and just like this, a rhythmic ink painting with a different kind of style unfolds.…

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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya quotes

  • The Princess Kaguya: [singing] Go round, come round, come round... come round, oh distant time. Come round, call back my heart. Come round, call back my heart. Birds, bugs, beasts, grass, trees, flowers. Teach me how to feel. If i hear that you pine for me, i will return to you.