Nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar®, Isao Takahata's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is a modern animated treasure with timeless appeal.
A tiny nymph found inside a bamboo stalk grows into a beautiful and desirable young woman, who orders her suitors to prove their love by completing a series of near-impossible tasks. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her, but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.
An ancient folktale fresh with immediacy and relevance,The Tale of the Princess Kaguya holds an enduring and magical quality, with gorgeously expressive animation reminiscent of Japanese scrolls and an irresistible, irrepressible heroine.
There is a free family drop-in activity taking place in the Café & Bar before and after the Wed 24 Aug screening. Come and swing by to meet the AniBotics elephant robot!
- Screenings of The Tale of Princess Kaguya on Wed 24 Aug are part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid cinema ticket.
- Socially Distanced screening of The Tale of Princess Kaguya takes place on Thu 25 Aug 14:30. Available seating is reduced to 25% of the screen capacity for additional comfort.
Choose screening date & time for: The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Plan your journey to Watershed and book a table in our Café & Bar for food or drink. Event buttons display the start and end time of each performance.
- AD
- Audio Description
- BSL
- BSL interpretation
- Baby
- Baby screening
- Bite
- Cinébites meal deal
- CTBA
- Certificate to be announced
- D
- Dubbed
- DS
- Descriptive Subtitling
- Intro
- Introductory Talk
- PR Intro
- Pre-recorded Intro
- PR QA
- Pre-recorded Q&A
- PS
- Partially Subtitled
- QA
- Q&A Session
- R
- Recorded
- RS
- Relaxed Screening
- S
- Subtitled
- SD
- 25% Socially Distanced screening
- Times TBC
- To be confirmed