As a writer, my comfort zone is putting my thoughts on paper and hitting publish, but there’s truly nothing like having a conversation with a fellow film nerd. In this case, joining fellow NCFCA member Cameron Allison on his The Home for Anime podcast to talk about director Shingo Yamashita’s Cosmic Princess Kaguya! that released on Netflix in January, an adaptation of the Japanese folktale, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. I do my best to hold my own with Cameron as his knowledge of anime is among the best in my circle. It was an honor to do this with him and hope I didn’t embarrass myself too much.
L-R: Iroha Sakayor voiced by Anna Nagase and Kaguya voiced by Yūko Natsuyoshi in COSMIC PRINCESS KAGUYA!. Photo courtesy of NETFLIX.
From one film critic to another, my uncle Douglas from Elements of Madness sits down with me to talk about Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
Official Synopsis:
A Japanese legend is reborn in the near-future when a high school girl finds a mysterious baby. Iroha Sakayori is a busy high school student whose only escape is the popular online virtual world, Tsukuyomi. Here, people use clones to live out their dreams and pursue creative freedom. But Iroha’s ordinary life in Tokyo is suddenly flipped upside down when she finds a baby emerging from a glowing utility pole. The infant quickly grows into a girl her own age, forcing Iroha to face an unbelievable question: Is this girl the modern-day Princess Kaguya?
Watch as the legend of Kaguya-hime is told like never before in this near-future sci-fi fantasy.
Available on Netflix January 22nd, 2026.
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