Kaguya-hime legend

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Japanese folklore
gptkbp:adaptedInto gptkb:The_Tale_of_the_Princess_Kaguya_(2013_film)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter
gptkbp:category Japanese folklore
Moon in fiction
Princesses in folklore
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Considered Japan's oldest narrative prose
gptkbp:date 10th century
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Monogatari
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kaguya-hime legend
gptkbp:influenced Japanese folklore
Anime and manga
Studio Ghibli film 'The Tale of the Princess Kaguya'
gptkbp:language gptkb:Classical_Japanese
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Emperor_of_Japan
gptkb:Bamboo_Cutter
gptkb:Bamboo_Cutter's_wife
gptkb:Kaguya-hime
gptkbp:motif Impossible tasks
Heavenly beings
Supernatural origin
gptkbp:notableSuitors gptkb:Emperor_of_Japan
Five noblemen
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Taketori_Monogatari
gptkbp:plotSummary A mysterious girl is found inside a bamboo stalk and raised by a bamboo cutter and his wife.
Kaguya-hime reveals she is from the Moon and returns there, leaving her earthly parents behind.
Kaguya-hime attracts many suitors, including the Emperor, but sets them impossible tasks.
gptkbp:preservedIn Taketori Monogatari manuscripts
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Ancient_Japan
gptkb:The_Moon
gptkbp:theme Longing
Impermanence
Unattainable love
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6