For his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya". 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
Kazuo Oga
Joe Hisaishi
Toshio Suzuki
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Hayao Miyazaki
Shigeo Akahori
Aki Asakura
Naoko Asari
Takeo Chii
Isao Hashizume
Hikaru Ijūin
Yukiko Kakita
Shigeru Kimishima
Tamaki Kojo
Kengo Kora
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tatsuya Nakadai
Shichinosuke Nakamura
Kazumi Nikaido
Tomoko Tabata
Atsuko Takahata
Osamu Tanabe
Hiroshi Tsuchida
Ryudo Uzaki
Akiko Yamaguchi
Toshio Yoshikawa