Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

"Take off on a wonderful adventure with "Little Nemo.""

1989 1h 35m JA

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6.9

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55%

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★6.9TMDB · 186🥫55%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 8,974

AdventureAnimationFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.

“Take off on a wonderful adventure with "Little Nemo."”

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Cast

Takuma Gono
Nemo (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Flip (voice) / Professor Genius (voice)
Hiroko Kasahara
Princess Camille (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
King Morpheus (voice)
Taro Ishida
Nightmare King (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Nemo's Father (voice)
Mari Yokoo
Nemo's Mother (voice)
Hiroshi Otake
Oompa (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masami Hata
Writers: Ray Bradbury, Richard Outten, Jean Giraud
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masami Hata, shot by Hajime Hasegawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Steve Rucker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Takuma Gono and Chikao Ohtsuka and Hiroko Kasahara carry the top of the cast.

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AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "Take off on a wonderful adventure with "Little Nemo."".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0104740 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masami Hata directs. Hajime Hasegawa behind the camera. Steve Rucker scores. Takeshi Seyama cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Masami Hata, shot by Hajime Hasegawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Steve Rucker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Takuma Gono and Chikao Ohtsuka and Hiroko Kasahara carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Take off on a wonderful adventure with "Little Nemo."".
7IMDB entry: tt0104740 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.