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Kaguya-hime no Monogatari [BD 720p]
| Adaptation of the Japanese folk tale Taketori Monogatari (Tale of the Bamboo Cutter), also known as Kaguya Hime (Princess Kaguya).
In an idyllic rural setting, an old bamboo cutter and his wife raise a tiny girl found nestled within a glowing bamboo stalk along with a fortune in gold. As she approaches adulthood, the bamboo cutter uses the fortune to purchase a villa in the capital, buy himself a title and employ tutors to transform the country girl, now given the name Kaguya, into a refined woman. News of her beauty brings powerful and wealthy suitors who compete for her hand in marriage, all the while Kaguya wishes that she and her family could return to their former life. Sooner or later, though, her true origins will make their own claim upon her. Continue reading Kaguya-hime no Monogatari [BD 720p] |
Ano Hana + Movie [BD 720p | BD 1080p]
| Synopsis for: Ano Hana: The Flower We Saw That Day | We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day. | Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai. (Spring 2011) |
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| Five childhood friends grow apart after the death of Meiko Honma, close playmate of them all. Jinta Yadomi, leader of the group when they were kids, neglects high school and lives as a shut-in when he unexpectedly starts seeing the ghost of Meiko, who can only interact with him and no one else. She has returned to ask Jinta to fulfill the forgotten wish she made as a kid. |