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Napping Princess

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A young girl dreams of a world called Heartland, a place where she has magic powers. When her events in Heartland begin to parallel her waking world, she realizes that she will have to outmaneuver the bad guys in both worlds.

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Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times 09/07/2017
As he did in the popular "Eden and the East" and "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex," writer-director Kenji Kamiyama tells a complicated tale without resorting to dull explanations or pat conclusions. Go to Full Review
George Art Baker Time Out 09/05/2017
4/5
You feel a warmth after watching it, as there's something in its depiction of imperfect, loving family relationships that stays with you. Go to Full Review
John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 09/04/2017
Though occasionally lopsided, the mix works well, and should play best to teens raised on Japanese 'toons. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine 10/19/2021
6/10
The film ultimately felt a much messier and undisciplined affair than the opening set-up had suggested. Go to Full Review
Emilie Black Cinema Crazed 04/17/2020
4/5
Napping Princess is an enjoyable, light animation film that has themes that could have easily become heavy but are presented in such a way that they are kid-friendly while not being boring for adults. Go to Full Review
Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy 01/09/2020
Kamiyama Kenji has made a very spectacular and entertaining picture here, in which he throws everything and the kitchen sink at the viewer. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Nov 21 Success in 01 hour, 51 minutes, and 15 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ages 14 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 2017-2025 GKIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $46,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more isla s 09/02/2022 This is a film with multiple plot lines, featuring numerous people/characters and so I found it a bit hard to keep track of things mid way through. I like the typically daydream aspect of it, a staple for many anime films. Its main theme, I'd say, would be identity. I liked that there's talk of apps and with the tablet present, it very much had the feel of being quite up to date. If anything its a bit science fiction, with a car (or motorbike?) creature that appears able to travel itself using a newly discovered form of sat nav, to the main characters delight. I liked the imagined land and while I got a bit lost in the details of what was going on, it was certainly entertaining. The real life situations were less interesting but the film is general was alright. A nice bit of imaginary fun, I suppose, as these films often are. I enjoyed it overall. See more 12/29/2021 Passes the time, like a pleasant if somewhat disjointed afternoon dream. See more 06/02/2019 The ending was really beautiful and the plot was great! See more 05/06/2019 Muy buena animacion como era de esperar, pero la pelicula en si ni fu ni fa. Muy aburrida See more 02/11/2019 Charming style with a generically enjoyable heart, but unbounded magic made the narrative ineffective and inconsistently convoluting in the climatic collision. (B) (Full review TBD) See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young girl dreams of a world called Heartland, a place where she has magic powers. When her events in Heartland begin to parallel her waking world, she realizes that she will have to outmaneuver the bad guys in both worlds.
Director
Kenji Kamiyama
Producer
Naoki Iwasa, Yoshiki Sakurai
Screenwriter
Kenji Kamiyama
Distributor
GKIDS
Production Co
Nippon Television Network
Genre
Fantasy, Drama, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$46.0K
Runtime
1h 50m
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