Directed by Isao Takahata
Written by Isao Takahata and Riko Sakaguchi
Starring: Akaki Asakura/Kengo Kaka/Takeo Chii/Nobuko Miyamoto/Atsuko Takahata
Genre: Animation/Fantasy/Period costume
Production country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 2013-11-23(Japan)
Running time: 137 minutes
Synopsis of the story of Hui Yehui
Living in the mountains in the old grandfather (Diwell Takeo voice) early in the morning into the mountain to cut bamboo, the results in a nearby glowing bamboo shoot found only the size of the palm of the doll. The old grandfather, who has no children, is so excited that he returns home with the doll in his hands, and the little one becomes bigger and bigger in the hands of the old woman (Miyamoto Nobuko). In the years that follow, her loving grandfather takes care of his princess (Akaki Asakura), and the little girl grows at an astonishing rate as she travels the countryside with the village children, meets the honest brother Sesamaru (Kengo Kaka), and an inexplicable song makes her cry. Grandpa in the mountains have found gold and beautiful cloth, he was determined to let the princess live a noble life, so the family moved to the capital of the mansion. The princess is extraordinary and beautiful, and the name “Huiyaoji” has been widely praised among the nobles in the capital since then. However, the smile of the beautiful girl gradually fades, and this does not seem to be the life she yearns for…
The film is based on the story of the Japanese folklore “Takenori Monogatari”.