Kaguya Hime no Monogatari

The Tale of Princess Kaguya かぐや姫の物語 One day, an old, childless bamboo cutter found a tiny, beautiful baby girl inside a shining stalk of bamboo. He took her home to his wife and they named her Kaguya-hime. They raised her as their own, until time came when she became a fully grown, beautiful young lady. (◡‿◡✿) Ever since the bamboo cutter found Kaguya-hime, he had been finding a gold nugget inside every bamboo he cuts, and thus he became rich in no time. Kaguya-hime also grew up with extraordinary beauty. Soon, news of her beauty became well-known (no matter how over-protective her adoptive parents were), which attracted suitors from all over the country. Five princes came first, all asking for Kaguya-hime’s hand in marriage. Not wanting to be married to any one of them, Kaguya-hime gave them impossible tasks (agreeing that she shall marry whoever succeeds first), which all five of them failed. The Emperor of Japan at that time, Mikado, also came to see Kaguya-hime. ...