Secret Friends vs The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 3.7/10 for Secret Friends). Secret Friends is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 17m. Secret Friends is the older of the two (1991 against 2013). Both are drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Secret Friends posterSecret Friends1991 VS The Tale of The Princess Kaguya posterThe Tale of The Princess Kaguya2013
Secret FriendsThe Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Audience score★ 3.7/10★ 8.1/10
Year19912013
Length1h 37m2h 17m
GenresDrama, FantasyAnimation, Drama, Fantasy
Country––
DirectorDennis PotterIsao Takahata
Main castFrances Barber, Gina Bellman, Alan Bates, Ian McNeice, Tony DoyleKengo Kora, Nobuko Miyamoto, Atsuko Takahata, Shichinosuke Nakamura, Isao Hashizume

Synopsis

Secret Friends

During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions.

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.

Where to watch

Where to watch Secret FriendsWhere to watch The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

More like Secret Friends · More like The Tale of The Princess Kaguya · Compare other titles