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Ancien and the Magic Tablet (Hirune-hime: Shiranai watashi no monogatari) [Sub: Eng]
The year is 2020, three days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. While she should be studying for her exams, Kokone Morikawa is often dozing off, stuck between reality and a dream-world full of fantastic motorized contraptions. But after her father, a talented but mysterious mechanic, is arrested for stealing technology from a powerful corporation, it's up to Kokone and her childhood friend Morio to save him. Together they realize that Kokone's dream-world holds the answers to the mystery behind the stolen tech, and they embark on a journey that traverses dreams and reality, city and country, and past and present. Their mission uncovers a trail of clues to her father's disappearance and ultimately a surprising revelation about Kokone's family.
30 May 1979, Kumamoto, Japan
13 August 1972, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
10 February 1944, Kisaratsu, Chiba, Japan
26 April 1958, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
9 March 1965, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
13 February 1984, Oklahoma, USA
25 August 1982, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August 14, 2017
A magical adventure that speaks to all ages on an emotional level.
September 08, 2017
Travels a bumpy road indeed.
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.
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.
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 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 28, 2017
It's not surprising that his new Napping Princess has some spectacular visuals but that it's otherwise flat.
August 14, 2017
Both an enjoyable animated adventure and a thoughtful allegory about the importance of pursuing one's dreams.
August 17, 2017
Simultaneously twee and tedious, whimsical and unengaging.
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.

