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Movie Review: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Amy Bigmore
Movie Reviews
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March 22, 2015

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is famed film director Isao Takahata’s first movie in 15 years. A labor of love that’s been eight years in the making, it draws inspiration from the 10th century tale “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter,” one of Japan’s oldest surviving narratives about a girl who magically comes to…

The Wind Rises (2013) by The Critical Movie Critics

Movie Review: The Wind Rises (2013)

Aaron Leggo
Movie Reviews
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March 17, 2014

For what is supposedly his final film, anime master Hayao Miyazaki ambitiously departs from his usual genre territory and yet still honors his innermost passions while once again expressing wonder through the imaginative eyes of its protagonist. The Wind Rises stands out in Miyazaki’s filmography because not only is it anchored in reality when nearly…

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