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Napping Princess
Fantasy · Adventure · Animation · 2017
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.
Movie details
Napping Princess
“There's a reason why I can see in dreams”
2017 Fantasy · Adventure · Animation 1h 51m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Napping Princess?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Kenji Kamiyama
Written by
Kenji Kamiyama
Mitsuki Takahata
Kokone Morikawa / Aennchen (Ancien) (voice)
Yosuke Eguchi
Momotaro Morikawa / Piichi (Peach) (voice)
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Morio Sawatari (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Joi (Joy) (voice)
Tomoya Maeno
Kijita / Takiji (voice)
Wataru Takagi
Sawatari (Morio's Father) / Ukkî (voice)
Hideki Takahashi
Isshin Shijima / Hâtorando-ô (King) (voice)
Court is in session
Put Napping Princess on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.