Taketori Monogatari
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is considered the oldest surviving monogatari, though its exact date of composition is unknown. A poem in the Yamato Monogatari, a 10th-century work that describes life in the imperial court, invokes the tale in reference to a moon-viewing party held at the palace in 909. A mention of smoke rising from Mount Fuji in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter suggests that the volcano was still active at the time of its composition; the Kokin Wakashū indicates that the mountain had stopped emitting smoke by 905. Other evidence suggests the tale was written between 871 and 881.
The author of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is also unknown, and scholars have variously attributed it to Minamoto no Shitagō (911–983), to the Abbot Henjō, to a member of the Imbe clan, to a member of a political faction opposed to Emperor Tenmu, and to the kanshi poet Ki no Haseo (842–912). It is also debated whether the tale was written by one person or a group of people, and whether it was written in kanbun, Japanese kana, or even Chinese.
The tale has been identified as proto-science fiction. Some of its science fiction plot elements include Kaguya-hime being a princess from the Moon who is sent to Earth for safety during a celestial war, an extraterrestrial being raised by a human on Earth, and her being taken back to the Moon by her real extraterrestrial family. A manuscript illustration also depicts a round flying machine that resembles a flying saucer.Kaguya’s story also has similarities to a modern superhero origin story, particularly that of Superman.
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is a popular folk tale in Japan.It has been adapted, updated and reworked into numerous modern media, especially Japanese pop culture media such as manga and anime
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