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Rating: 6.5 stars

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All movies seen on 05/08/2020

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Princess from the Moon (1987)

Directed by Kon Ichikawa

Fantasy | Adventure | Science Fiction

Overview

Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry open an alien cocoon to greet their new daughter.

Length 121 minutes

Actors

Toshirō Mifune | Ayako Wakao | Yasuko Sawaguchi | Kôji Ishizaka | Kiichi Nakai | Koasa Shunpûtei | Takatoshi Takeda | Megumi Odaka

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Watched this again on the rebroadcast via DKUTV bc it really is so out there despite not being all that great. Quite fascinating to take a centuries old folktale and make it full on science fiction. Like imagine if CLOSE ENCOUNTERS occurred during the Edo Period in Japan.

Giving it a bump for being so ambitious. Sad this isn’t available on Blu (to my knowledge).

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