The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Characters
Meet the main characters of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: Princess Kaguya, the girl born from a stalk of bamboo; the Bamboo Cutter, the old man who found and raised her; Akita of the Imbe Clan of Mimurodo, who gave her name; and the five noble suitors who kept asking for her hand. Here is a simple guide to who each of them is in the original Japanese tale.
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Princess Kaguya Nayotake no Kaguya-hime
The shining princess born from bamboo who came from the Moon
Princess Kaguya (Kaguya-hime) is the heroine of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a beautiful princess discovered inside a glowing stalk of bamboo. At the end of the story…
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2The Bamboo Cutter (Sanuki no Miyatsuko) Sanuki no Miyatsuko
The old bamboo cutter who raised Princess Kaguya
The Bamboo Cutter (Taketori no Okina) is the old man in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter who finds and raises Princess Kaguya. He lives by gathering bamboo in the hills…
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2Akita of the Imbe Clan of Mimurodo Mimurodo Imbe no Akita
The man who named Princess Kaguya
Akita of the Imbe Clan of Mimurodo is the man in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter who gives the princess the name Nayotake no Kaguya-hime. The Imbe (also written Inbe)…
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2Prince Ishitsukuri / Prince Kuramochi / Minister of the Right Abe no Miushi / Grand Counselor Ōtomo no Miyuki The Five Noble Suitors
The five noblemen who sought to marry Princess Kaguya
The five noble suitors are the five high-ranking men in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter who ask to marry Princess Kaguya. They are Prince Ishitsukuri, Prince Kuramochi,…
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2