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Napping Princess

Napping Princess

There's a reason why I can see in dreams

20176.71h 51m

Overview

Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, entering, over and over, a dream-world where a squad of fantastic motorized contraptions fights against magic, a world close to reality where she will find out the keys of her true past.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama
Written by Kenji Kamiyama
Produced by Kazushi Nagasawa, Keiichi Sawa, Tetsuya Sakurai
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Top Cast

Mitsuki Takahata

Mitsuki Takahata

Kokone Morikawa / Aennchen (Ancien) (voice)

Yosuke Eguchi

Yosuke Eguchi

Momotaro Morikawa / Piichi (Peach) (voice)

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Morio Sawatari (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Joi (Joy) (voice)

Tomoya Maeno

Tomoya Maeno

Kijita / Takiji (voice)

Wataru Takagi

Wataru Takagi

Sawatari (Morio's Father) / Ukkî (voice)

Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi

Isshin Shijima / Hâtorando-ô (King) (voice)

Arata Furuta

Arata Furuta

Ichiro Watanabe / Bewan (voice)

Risa Shimizu

Risa Shimizu

Ikumi Morokawa (voice)

Themes & Keywords

dreamsvirtual realitymagicautopilotmechabased on mangaschoolmatesstuffed toydream worldanimefather daughter relationshipsidecartablet computer

About Napping Princess

Napping Princess is a fantasy, adventure, animation, drama, science fiction film released in 2017 exploring themes of dreams, virtual reality, magic, autopilot, mecha, based on manga. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, it stars Mitsuki Takahata, Yosuke Eguchi, Shinnosuke Mitsushima. Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, entering, over and over, a dream-world where a squad of fantastic motorized contraptions fights against magic, a world close to reality where she will find out the keys of her true past.

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