Ishitsukuri

Ishitsukuri is a prince in the film The Tale of the Princess Kaguya directed by Isao Takahata of Studio Ghibli.

He is portrayed as a glamor boy. He is first seen on a royal ceremony in Heian-kyō. At the ceremony, Inbe no Akita describes Kaguya's beauty. Immediately, he rides to Miyatsuko's Castle with other noblemen. At the castle in front of Kaguya, who sits behind curtains, he does poetry: He describes her beauty as Buddha's unique shell. Kaguya asks him to bring her that shell and she promises to marry him.

Three years later he returns to the castle without the promised shell. He tell to Kaguya and her father Sanuki no Miyatsuko his journey (which he never did). He becomes impatient and rudely snatches the curtains off. His first wife Kita changes place with Kaguya. Instantly, he apologizes for his rudeness and leaves the castle.

Ishitsukuri