The Characters

All the characters are mentioned in this story, including:

1) Princess Kaguya
    

A mysterious princess from the Capital of the Moon and sent to Earth as a punishment after she committed a serious crime. She is the main protagonist of the story. She lived happily to with her foster parents secretly from the people of the Moon until being subjected to marry a rich suitor. Being devasted, 'The Celestial Beings' heard her plea, found her on the fifteenth night of the full moon and immediately taken by them. She forgot the memories of sadness and compassion on earth, including her foster parents after she put on the feathered robe. Her name 'Kaguya' means 'Shining Night'. 

2) Sanuki Nomiya Tsukomaro & His Wife

Kaguya's elderly foster parents and who named the princess, 'Kaguya'. Sanuki is a bamboo-cutter and the one who found the infant princess in the bamboo. After they became rich, he's ambition is for his adopted daughter to marry a wealthy man before his time comes while his wife is a very caring to her husband and loving to her daughter. At the end of the tale, they both felt remorse after their beloved daughter being escorted back to the Moon.

  
3) The Five Bachelors

From left, Prince Kuramochi, Prince Ishitsukuri, Minister Abeno Mimuraji, Councilor Ootomo No Miyuki and Councilor Isonokami Nomaro are the wealthy suitors who proposed the princess. Each of them was given different tasks to find the treasures by her and none one of them succeeded to obtain it. As a result, they were automatically rejected.

    











4) The Emporer

A self-righteous Emporer who wanted to make the princess as his wife because of her beauty. Realizing of his rash behavior and scared the frightened Kaguya, he apologized and promised never to bother her again. Later, he accepted the request from the elderly couple for protecting, but failed miserably after the princess was taken back to the moon by 'The Celestial Beings' easily.

5) The Celestial Beings

They are the mysterious beings who are ordered to escort the punished princess back to the capital.