The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is one of Japan's oldest and most beloved folktales.Deep in a quiet bamboo grove, an old bamboo cutter discovers a glowing stalk. Inside, he finds a tiny child made of light. He and his wife raise her as their own, watching her grow into a gentle, graceful girl who is loved deeply, yet always seems quietly different from everyone around her.As visitors arrive seeking her hand, she gives them impossible tasks. Not out of cruelty...