GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX director Kenji Kamiyama presents a major new coming-of-age sci-fi adventure.
NOTE: We will be showing BOTH the English language version AND the subtitled version.
FRI Sep 29. at 4:30 PM
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FRI Sep. 29 at 9:30 PM (SUBTITLED)
SAT Sep. 30 at 4:30 PM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
SAT Sep. 30 at 9:30 PM (SUBTITLED)
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MON Oct. 2 at 4:30 PM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
MON Oct. 2 at 9:30 PM (SUBTITLED)
TUE Oct. 3 at 4:30 PM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
TUE Oct. 3 at 9:30 PM (SUBTITLED)
WED Oct. 4 at 4:30 PM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
WED Oct. 4 at 9:30 PM (SUBTITLED)
THU Oct. 5 at 4:30 PM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
THU Oct. 5 at 9:30 PM (SUBTITLED)
“Emotional and gorgeous, with terrific music from Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura.”
– Rose Bridges, Anime News Network
“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.”
– Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times
“Brings plenty of current-tech, sci-fi ingredients to what might look like a Miyazaki coming-of-age adventure.”
– John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter
“You feel a warmth after watching it, as there’s something in its depiction of imperfect, loving family relationships that stays with you.”
– George Art Baker, Time Out
“It takes a special, innovative, spectacular kind of film to simultaneously invite comparisons with Sailor Moon, The Wizard of Oz, and Primer.”
– Tara Brady, Irish Times
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.
From visionary director Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Eden of the East) comes a sci-fi fantasy that effortlessly weaves together the rapidly evolving technology of today’s world with the fantastic imagination of the next generation. With an ambitious mix of multilayered action, whimsical characters and inventive machines, Napping Princess is a genre- and universe-blending film that shows that following your dreams is sometimes the best way to discover your past. (C) GKIDS
