Despite the bonds she forms on Earth, the "moon calls" her home. The film concludes with her returning to outer space via a spaceship. Reception and Awards

(Japanese: Taketori Monogatari ) is a 1987 Japanese adventure-fantasy film directed by Kon Ichikawa that blends the traditional 10th-century Japanese legend, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter , with science fiction elements. The film follows a peasant couple, played by legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Ayako Wakao , who discover a mysterious baby inside a glowing golden pod in a bamboo forest. Production Overview

The story is set "around 790" and centers on the discovery of , an infant from the Moon whose spaceship crashes on Earth.

While some critics felt the film's special effects paled compared to contemporary Western pyrotechnics, it was praised for its artistic merit and celebration of love.