Napping Princess
There's a reason why I can see in dreams
2017 · 1h 51m · N/A Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Yosuke Eguchi as Morikawa Momotaro / Pichi (voice)
- Mitsuki Takahata as Morikawa Kokone / Enshen (voice)
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Sawatari Morio (voice)
- Arata Furuta as Watanabe Ichiro / Bewan (voice)
- Hideki Takahashi as Shijima Isshin / Hatorando-o (voice)
- Tomoya Maeno as Kijita / Takiji (voice)
- Rie Kugimiya as Joy (voice)
- Wataru Takagi as Sato (voice)
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