EP12: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

In which Alex and Cass discuss The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Studio Ghibli.

Next month we will be discussing The Tatami Galaxy, directed by Masaaki Yuasa and produced by Madhouse. 

Discussed: how to pronounce "Ghibli", what you would do if you found a tiny person in the woods, bamboo socialism, a range of chobe, being born a thousand years too early for the invention of hip-hop, a picture-perfect dickbutt, :3, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, being both a liar and an asshole, the mysterious identity of this angry old woman, full holden caulfield mode, moon powers, cat face polearm, moon buddha, this movie is real fuckin' bleak y'all, the fact that we didn't talk about saṃsāra or nirvana at all in this episode is a tremendous failing that occurs to me only in retrospect, Big Bird In Japan, Big Bird In China

Cass's book recommendation: Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein

Alex's book recommendation: The Corner That Held Them by Sylvia Townsend Warner

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