Báje o princezně Kaguje představuje jednu z nejzásadnějších literárních klasik japonské kultury. Pojednává o nebeské princezně, kterou v podobě maličké holčičky najde starý sběrač bambusu uvnitř zářícího stonku. Spolu se svou ženou ji vychová jako vlastní dceru.
The Tale of Princess Kaguya represents one of the most fundamental literary classics of Japanese culture. It is about a celestial princess who is found in the form of a tiny girl by an old bamboo picker inside a glowing stem. Together with his wife, he will raise her as his own daughter. The fast-growing girl grows up to be a beauty, but is torn from the carefree joys of childhood by her father's ambition to ensure her a perfect life and make her a lady of the court. Her heart, bound by obligations and trying to live up to expectations, yearns for something completely different. Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata has created a heart-wrenching celebration of the beauty and nostalgia of life.