The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Japanese folklore
monogatari |
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:Japan
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| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
important work in Japanese literature
regarded as a proto-science fiction story |
| gptkbp:date |
10th century
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| gptkbp:firstPublished |
1592
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| gptkbp:genre |
folk
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| gptkbp:hasLegend |
gptkb:Kaguya-hime_legend
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
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| gptkbp:influenced |
considered the oldest extant Japanese narrative
inspired many adaptations in literature, film, and art |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Classical_Japanese
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| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Kaguya-hime
bamboo cutter bamboo cutter's wife |
| gptkbp:notableAdaptation |
gptkb:The_Tale_of_the_Princess_Kaguya_(2013_film)
various kabuki and noh plays |
| gptkbp:originalTitle |
gptkb:竹取物語
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| gptkbp:plotSummary |
A bamboo cutter finds a tiny girl inside a bamboo stalk, who grows into a beautiful woman named Kaguya-hime.
Kaguya-hime sets impossible tasks for her suitors. Kaguya-hime reveals she is from the Moon and must return there. Kaguya-hime is courted by many suitors, including the Emperor of Japan. |
| gptkbp:relatedWork |
gptkb:The_Tale_of_Genji
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| gptkbp:romanization |
gptkb:Taketori_Monogatari
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:ancient_Japan
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| gptkbp:survivingWorks |
multiple manuscripts from the 17th century
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| gptkbp:theme |
impermanence
longing the supernatural unattainable love |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Tale_of_the_Princess_Kaguya
gptkb:Kitsune gptkb:The_story_of_Kaguya-hime |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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