Studio Ghibli’s ‘Tale Of Princess Kaguya’ Sets English-Language Voice Cast And Release Date
Studio Ghibli’s latest movie is getting ready for its American bow.Chloë Grace Moretzhas been set to lead the English-language cast ofThe Tale of Princess Kaguya, which GKIDS has just scheduled for a fall release in the U.S.
James Caan,Mary Steenburgen,Darren Criss,Lucy Liu,James Marsden,Beau Bridges,Oliver Platt,Daniel Dae Kim,John Cho, andDean Cainwill also lend their voices to the project. Get all the latest details after the jump.
Directed byIsao Takahata(Grave of the Fireflies),The Tale of Princess Kaguyais based on the old Japanese folk storyThe Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. An old bamboo cutter and his wife find a tiny child inside a stalk of bamboo. The girl grows into a famous beauty, and as a young woman she’s courted by five noble suitors.
Moretz will voice the title character, in her first major animated film role since 2008’sBolt. She has previously done voice work for TV (Disney Channel’sMy Friends Tigger & Pooh) and video games (Dishonored).
GKIDS hasThe Tale of Princess Kaguyaset for release onOctober 17, presumably to get it in a prime position for this year’s awards race. The indie distributor has had a pretty good track record with the Oscars so far, with four Best Animated Feature nominations over the past four years:Ernest & Celestine,A Cat in Paris,Chico & Rita, andThe Secret of Kells.
Studio Ghibli andGeoffrey Wexlerwill produce the English-language version ofThe Tale of Princess Kaguya, withFrank Marshallexecutive producing. The same team put out the English-language versions of Studio Ghibli’s last two films,The Wind RisesandFrom Up on Poppy Hill.
[Source:GKIDS]
