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 Princess from the Moon (1987) More at IMDbPro »Taketori monogatari (original title)

Based on a centuries-old traditional Japanese fairy tale, a country couple finds a baby girl in some bamboo and raises her as their own daughter. Not the same as the original tale, though, in which the girl was a fairy from the moon and was finally taken home. Instead, the film ends with the girl taken home by a spaceship. Written by Gigi Tam <gigitam@hkstar.com>

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A married couple of poor farmers has lost their only child, recently passed away. The woman Tayoshime (Ayako Wakaso) cries out loud to heaven... See more (warning! contains spoilers) »

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