Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Taketori Monogatari, 竹取物語: 創業90周年企画, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
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As part of the Manga Classic Literature (Koten Bungaku) series, Ikeda adapts for manga the tale of the bamboo cutter. This is a Japanese folk-tale dating from the 10th century.
One day, an old and childless bamboo cutter discovers a child inside a glowing bamboo plant.
The child grows up into a beautiful lady, Kaguya Hime (Princess Kaguya) and the news of her unusual beauty spreads around...
