Napping Princess
Seen it?2017 | 111 min | Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and adventure fans.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kenji Kamiyama
- Mitsuki TakahataKokone Morikawa / Aennchen (Ancien) (voice)
- Yosuke EguchiMomotaro Morikawa / Piichi (Peach) (voice)
- Shinnosuke MitsushimaMorio Sawatari (voice)
- Rie KugimiyaJoi (Joy) (voice)
- Tomoya MaenoKijita / Takiji (voice)
- Wataru TakagiSawatari (Morio's Father) / Ukkî (voice)
- Hideki TakahashiIsshin Shijima / Hâtorando-ô (King) (voice)
- Arata FurutaIchiro Watanabe / Bewan (voice)
- Risa ShimizuIkumi Morokawa (voice)