Ancien and the Magic Tablet (Hirune-hime: Shiranai watashi no monogatari) [Sub: Eng]
The movie tells the story of a high school senior who 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.
20 March 1966, Japan
20 March 1966, Japan
25 July 1966, Chiba, Japan
9 March 1965, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
14 June 1969, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
25 August 1982, Los Angeles County, California, USA
10 February 1944, Kisaratsu, Chiba, Japan
13 August 1972, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
5 September 1990, Los Angeles County, California, USA
22 September 1967, Detroit, Michigan, USA
22 September 1974, New York City, New York, USA
August 15, 2017
Bolstered by an appealingly plucky protagonist at its centre, Napping Princess ticks most of the boxes for a crowd-pleasing anime adventure.
September 08, 2017
Travels a bumpy road indeed.
September 04, 2017
Though occasionally lopsided, the mix works well, and should play best to teens raised on Japanese 'toons.
August 17, 2017
It starts feeling fairly mechanised itself, every clank of those boysy Transformer knock-offs further drowning out its wistful heroine.
September 28, 2017
It's not surprising that his new Napping Princess has some spectacular visuals but that it's otherwise flat.
September 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.
August 17, 2017
It's hard to resist a movie which packs in battling giant robots, a perky schoolgirl protagonist, self-driving cars, Japan's bullet-train and even the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
August 14, 2017
Both an enjoyable animated adventure and a thoughtful allegory about the importance of pursuing one's dreams.
August 14, 2017
A magical adventure that speaks to all ages on an emotional level.
September 05, 2017
You feel a warmth after watching it, as there's something in its depiction of imperfect, loving family relationships that stays with you.
August 23, 2017
It takes a special, innovative, spectacular kind of film to simultaneously invite comparisons with Sailor Moon, The Wizard of Oz, and Primer.
August 17, 2017
Simultaneously twee and tedious, whimsical and unengaging.

