
86 minutes
11/27/2014
For his first film in fourteen years, animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter. A dream project for the director that would hopefully establish the recently formed Ghibli Studio 7, created to meet the demands of a new type of modern animation process. But, almost immediately, the epic production is faced with difficulties and falls dramatically behind schedule. In this compelling and insightful documentary, we follow Isao Takahata and his dedicated team of artists as they frantically strive against adversity to make their vision a reality and bring Studio Ghibli into a new era.

Isao Takahata
as Self
Kazuo Oga
as Self

Joe Hisaishi
as Self

Toshio Suzuki
as Self

Yoshiaki Nishimura
as Self

Hayao Miyazaki
as Self
Shigeo Akahori
as Self

Aki Asakura
as Self
Naoko Asari
as Self

Takeo Chii
as Self

Isao Hashizume
as Self

Hikaru Ijūin
as Self
Yukiko Kakita
as Self
Shigeru Kimishima
as Self

Tamaki Kojo
as Self

Kengo Kora
as Self

Nobuko Miyamoto
as Self

Tatsuya Nakadai
as Self

Shichinosuke Nakamura
as Self
Kazumi Nikaido
as Self

Tomoko Tabata
as Self

Atsuko Takahata
as Self
Osamu Tanabe
as Self

Hiroshi Tsuchida
as Narrator (voice)

Ryudo Uzaki
as Self
Akiko Yamaguchi
as Self
Toshio Yoshikawa
as Self