They're visions yielded by fear!
But now a dragon is calling me!
Because...
I have the dragon in my soul.
I risk my life in this vain search...
for the sake of Kaguya!
And I have no regrets!
Minister Abe,the prince and...
the councillor are all on leave.
It's not that we need them...
but their absence is unusual.
Strange...
Lovesickness has affected them.
Tell His Majesty aboutlthe girl who steals young men's hearts.
What girl?
It's nothing,Your Majesty.
The empress has meant something.
Is she pretty?
Yes, as far as I know...
her beauty is heavenly.
I want to see her.
Summon her.
Kaya.
You've changed.
You neither talk nor eat.
You sigh, looking up at the moon.
What's wrong?
Kaya, what's happened?
Don't watch the moon.
Did the crystal ball shine again?
It did?
You told us before.Why not now?.
Because...
Because what?
Kaya,you know who you are?
Kaya!
Is that so? Where are you from?
The moon?
The moon?!
This ball tells me...
the voices from my country.
You can't hear the voices.
No one but me.
What did they say?
We were moving in the sky...
when our ship had trouble...
and caught fire.
We each had a crystal ball and...
got into emergency containers.
Only my container was jettisoned.
Only I survived.
The ship crashed and burned.
Our people looked for survivors...
for a long time.
Finally they found the sole survivor...
me.
I was given everything...
necessary to live here.
That was all that they said.
I can't believe it. Incredible.
So you know the truth. I'm glad.
But I was afraid to tell you...
It would make you sad.
That explains your beauty.
She's a princess from the moon.
But, now that I know who I am...
I feel more sad than happy. Why?
Because now we're really your parents and you're our daughter.
Then I can stay with you?
Of course.
From the moon?
Impossible!
What?
She refused to come?
Yes.
I visited her ten times, but...
No, even if the emperor wants me.
Outrageous!
How can anyone refuse my summons!
If he wants to punish me...
just do it.
She's not afraid, because...
she's not ordinary.
The realisation changed her.
You might die.
So what?
Her beauty amazes me, but...
so does her stubbornness.
Summon her father.
Will I be beheaded for Kaya?
I don't know.
Emperor, you've never known this:
Your orders ignored...
your pride hurt...
you're angry.
But all the more attracted to her.
That's right.
I think she's extraordinary.
Evil women can bring disaster.
Alright. I have an idea.
Taketori the bamboo ware maker.
Yes.
You live at the foot of the hill?
Yes.
I'll hunt there. I'll be thirsty. I'll need your daughter's assistance.
Yes.
Are you Kaguya?
This is my daughter.
Why refuse my summons?
Please let me speak for her.
It's not that she refused you.
Three noblemen proposed to her.
- She plans to marry one of them. - So I heard.
They left without my permission.
You think they're sincere enough to get the treasures for you?
One is.
Who?
I won't say.
Lower the sails!
Hurry!
A dragon!
The bows!
Hurry!
Harpoons!
Prince, show us your treasure.
It is my greatest pleasure...
to show you this prize.
Please listen.
My adventure began with the voyage...
into the raging China Sea.
We ran out of food...
suffering from disease...
and finally found Paradise Island.
The ground, covered with flowers...
rivers of gold and silver...
bridges of jewels...
and beyond were shining trees.
They were the Treasure Trees.
Look, here's one.
I risked my life for it.
Now, will you accept my proposal?
Prince, do you know this man?
He's a famous goldsmith.
He made the fake Treasure Tree...
for the prince, but...
the prince hasn't paid him.
Please pay me, prince.
The diamond nuts of the tree...
will never fall, so they say.
Fujiwara, try.
Yes.
Prince.
Anything to say?
Minister, show us your treasure.
Show it to us.
I went to China...
and met a priest...
who had the Fire Rat Fleece.
I spent several months in his service...
and donated a temple to him.
Thus I got the Fire Rat Fleece.
The fleece doesn't burn in fire.
So it's a symbol of immortality.
Let me prove it.
It's burning...!
Here's your retainer, minister!
Fusamori!
It burned!
What?!
You paid a lot to the merchant?
Yes, sir.
You were cheated!
You lost a fortune for it!
You'll be punished for this.
You're going to prison!
Kaguya.
Men trade sincerity for an easy life.
I was right.
Now you can give them up.
There's another.
He's no different.
I trust him.
Kaya.
It's me, Akeno.
Control yourself.
The councillor is dead.
No.
The report came to the ship owner.
Who are you?
Later.
No.You came in abruptly.
Kaya fainted.
Eh?
I've looked for you.
The news must have shocked you.
The blind girl told me.
The councillor died in India.
Your prayer was wasted.
He was honest and sincere.
No hardships could stop him.
But Kaya, don't give up too soon.
It may not be true.
Mother!
I must leave you!
The next time the moon is full...
a ship will come for me.
The ball told you?
That's cruel!
You were so little when you came.
We've reared you, and suddenly
they want you back.
The councillor's death is enough.
No more sad news.
Too much!
Listen.
You must have parents on the moon...
but now we're your parents here.
They can't take you from us.
I'll never let them take you away.
What?
Men can't stop ourspaceship.
Weapons mean nothing to it.
Doors and locks are useless.
What'll become of you back home?
I don't know.
Mother, I don't want to go back.
I'm afraid! I don't want to go!
I'd rather die than let you go!
What's noble about them?
They're base at heart.
I'll have nothing more to do with them!
Look! How clean and fresh the bamboo is!
I missed this smell.
I'll make bamboo ware again.
What is it? What's Kaya doing?
She's sad.
Can't we do something?
If only money can help.
I could get doctors and medicine.
But...we can't do anything.
You'll just let them take her away?
I can't lose her.
Me neither!
Her joy and sorrow are mine now.
I feel I'm her real father.
Maybe... if the ball were gone...
The disaster and the gold...
They lead to one person...
the bamboo ware maker's daughter.
Besides, she came from the moon...
Wait.
Raise the curtain.
What did you say?
Yes.
She's not an ordinary girl.
She came from the moon.
So did the mysterious gold.
When they reached this earth...
-the disaster happened. - Idiot!
You think I'm a fool?
What can come from the moon?
Ridiculous!
You're discharged.
Banished!
I told you not to tell him.
How could you think up such a lie?
I can't help you.
I toId him a lie? No!
You don't know anything.
I saw it with my own eyes.
Unbelievable things are happening.
You'll be surprised.
I'll have the last laugh.
There's the prince's cart.
He's supposed to be in prison.
Thank you for coming.
What is it?
Return quickIy, or I'll be punished.
You're unfriendly.
You still interested in Kaguya?
That's the point.
The councillor is coming back.
Eh?
A foreign ship is bring him home.
He'll reach the shore at Akashi.
Did he get his treasure?
What if he did?
Can we just sit and wait for him?
I don't like it.
Do you know who I am?
It's you, Rise!
You saved my life.Thank you.
No. You saved me.
Who sent the assassins?
Minister Abe and the prince.
What?! Why?
Because of Kaguya.
But you don't know anything...
Not the truth about her.
The truth?
So it's true she's from the moon?
Yes.
But how do you know?.
You threw the crystal ball away...
to cut her ties with the moon.
I'll have no secrets from you.
Did it make her lose her senses?
The ball emitted sound and light?
Yes.
They were voices and...
something to support her senses.
I was thoughtless.
I can't let her stay senseless.
She must have the ball back.
Are you awake?
You're back safely.
I found the dragon.
No one believes me.
So be it.
I believe you.
But what I really wanted...
wasn't the Dragon's Jewel.
I prayed for your safe return.
But I...
I know you came from the moon.
And you'll return when it's full.
You know that?
Your mother told me.
Must you return?
Then I'll go with you.
You can't live on the moon.
It's cruel.
Where to?
Let go!
I want to die!
I want to die where you are!
You mustn't die.
Wherever you may be...
you'll be my wife.
I was afraid you were angry.
I appreciate your tolerance.
I apoIogise for my long absences, and...
Never mind that.
You believe the story that Kaguya came from the moon?
Yes.
Why?
My heart told me it was true.
I've always trusted you as my chief councillor.
But where she's concerned...
you're a dreamer.
I only believe facts, Emperor.
Allow me to marry her.
Stop being a fool!
You believe she's from the moon?
Yet you marry her? Ridiculous!
Why not?
And she's returning to the moon?
What will you do?
Accompany her?
Absurd!
Be reasonabIe.
I can't believe that anyone...
from the moon lives on the Earth.
I'm supposed to rule this country.
How can I let that happen?
If someone comes from the moon...
to take her home...
which will never happen...
then I'll show my strength.,
I'll never let them have her.
I'll stop them!
From the moon?
How strange!
I can't believe it.
Don't let the rumour disturb you!
We'll defend the town!
When the moon is full again...
don't go out after dark!
Understand?!
And the moon in full again...
Tajihi, come here!
Post men on the roof!.
Post more at the rear!
Guard the fence around the house!
Open the gate!
Men on the roof!.
Shoot anything that comes!
Who will come for her?
I'll pull him down by the hair.
The moon has risen.
The full moon.
What was that?
It's normal again.
What's that light?
Is that it?
What's that?
Get bows and arrows!
Shoot it down!
Don't shoot!
They aren't attacking us! Stop!
Don't interfere!
That light is dangerous.
The heat will burn the town.
Shoot!
Don't!
Stop!
They can't reach it.
They're burning!
Stop!
Run away!
You've been so kind to me.
I'm sad to leave you...
without returning the favour.
Father.
Mother.
Thank you for rearing me.
Thank you very much.
Father, please be nice to Mother.
Please.
Kaya is talking.
Say something to her.
I'll never forget man's sincerity.
Goodbye.
Kaya!
Take me with you!
Look out! The light can kill you!
Who cares? Let me go!
Kaya!
Now...
Laugh at the courtiers.
What do people get up to?
So that's the moon.
Have we been dreaming?
Everything in life has an end.
It's only natural.
Is it all a vision we see...
only in a dream?
No, it's real.
Men must learn there is something more than their imagination.
Kaguya, someday we'll meet again.
It happened about 790 A.D.
Exec. Producers TOMOYUKI TANAKA & SHIGEAKI HAZAMA
Costumes by EMI WADA
English Translation by TADASHI SHISHIDO
Special Effects by TERUYOSHI NAKADO
Starring
YASUKO SAWAGUCHI
KIICHI NAKAI
KOJI ISHIZAKA
AYAKO WAKAO
TOSHIRO MIFUNE
Directed by KON ICHIKAWA
THE END