"Princess Kaguya" redirects here. For the Studio Ghibli animated film, see The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film). For the 1935 drama film, see Princess Kaguya (1935 film). For the 1987 live-action film, see Princess from the Moon. For other uses, see Kaguya. "The Receding Princess" from The Japanese Fairy Book, 1908 The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Japanese: 竹取物語, Hepburn: Taketori Monogatari) is a