Ancien and the Magic Tablet
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| Japanese | ひるね姫 〜知らないワタシの物語〜 |
| Hepburn | Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari |
| Literally | Napping Princess: The Story of the Unknown Me |
| Directed by | Kenji Kamiyama |
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| Screenplay by | Kenji Kamiyama |
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| Music by | Yoko Shimomura |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Tanaka |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Ancien and the Magic Tablet (ひるね姫 〜知らないワタシの物語〜 Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari, lit. Napping Princess: The Story of the Unknown Me) is a 2017 Japanese animated fantasy film produced by Signal.MD, written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama and starring Mitsuki Takahata.[1] It was released in Japan by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 18, 2017.[2][3][4]
A English-dubbed version will be released in the United Kingdom from August 16, 2017; whereas the United States will receive a US-dubbed version sometime later in August.
Plot
Kokone has university exams to prepare for, but instead she dozes off. Even when her father is unceremoniously arrested prior to the Tokyo Olympics and the family is hiding away a mystery or two she finds herself taking refuge in sleep where thrills await her. Could there be more to her dreams?
Cast
Original Japanese Cast
- Mitsuki Takahata as Kokone Morikawa[1][5]
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Morio
- Tomoya Maeno as Kijita
- Arata Furuta as Watanabe[5]
- Hideki Takahashi as Isshin Shijima
- Yōsuke Eguchi as Momotarō Morikawa[5]
- Rie Kugimiya as Joy[6][5]
- Wataru Takagi as Sawatari
European English Cast
- Brina Palencia as Kokone/Ancien[1][5]
- Doug Erholtz as Momotarō/Peach[5]
- Lex Woutas as Watanabe/Bewan[5]
- Colleen O'Shaughnessy as Joy[5]
- Chris Niosi as Morio[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Kenji Kamiyama's Hirune Hime Anime Film Reveals Teaser Poster, March 2017 Release". Anime News Network. July 12, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ "ひるね姫 知らないワタシの物語". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ Chapman, Paul (October 30, 2016). ""Hirune Hime" Director Kenji Kamiyama Speaks at Waseda University". Crunchyroll. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ "高畑充希が主人公名義で主題歌「デイ・ドリーム・ビリーバー」歌う／映画『ひるね姫』". moviecollection. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "UK's Anime Limited Reveals Napping Princess English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Rie Kugimiya Cast in Kenji Kamiyama's Hirune Hime Anime Film". Anime News Network. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Ancien and the Magic Tablet on IMDb