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Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:32 am**

I'd like to know what people think of this movie... its hard to come by reviews of it. Anybody wanna comment?

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:27 am**

Â¡VIOLA! My review from Markalite magazine:

Photos at Toho Video's webpage for the DVD
http://www.toho-a-park.com/video/new/ta ... index.html

AHOY! SPOILERS AHEAD: PROCEED WITH CAUTION!

PRINCESS FROM THE MOON
Kon Ichikawa makes up for his disastrous fantasy THE PHOENIX
August Ragone

THE BAMBOO CUTTERâ€™S TALE (Taketori Monogatari), entitled PRINCESS FROM THE MOON in its English subtitled prints (and as KAGUYA: PRINCESS FROM THE MOON in the festival's guide) is by far the most accessible Toho fantasy film in years. KAGUYA has to be director Kon Ichikawaâ€™s most warm-spirited production in quite some time, making up for his disastrous 1978 adaptation of the late Osamu Tezukaâ€™s lifework, THE PHOENIX (Hinotori). Based on a folktale over 1,000 years old, and interweaving it with â€œancient astronautâ€

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Posted: **Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:10 pm**

Well I just got a copy of this movie in the mail. I'll probably watch it later tonight and come back with my thoughts tomorrow. Despite the negative reviews of the DVD, I couldn't pass up getting it for $10.

Posted: **Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:02 am**

I'd buy THAT for a dollar!

(Seriously, you got a great deal!)

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Posted: **Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:07 pm**

Yeah, its pretty good. Lets hope Criterion hurries their asses up and releases this one (along with Goke: Bodysnatcher From Hell, which they also own).

Posted: **Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:07 pm**

Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

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