Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats

2004 0h 51m JA

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Synopsis

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When a comet that comes back once in a hundred years, Dream Suisei, is travelling by Earth, everybody sees the same dream of a foreign world. Melonpanna saves an egg from being crushed and wakes up to find out that the egg has followed her home. A kitten hatches from the egg, and Melonpanna names her Nyanii and starts caring for her. But soon they find out that Nyanii is needed back on Dream Suisei, and if she doesn't return there, she will vanish. Melonpanna struggles with the upcoming hard goodbyes, but the real trouble starts when Baikinman accidentally awakens the evil monster Muuma.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroyuki Yano
Writers: Tomoko Konparu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Anpanman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroyuki Yano, shot by Hitoshi Shirao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hiroyuki Yano directs. Hitoshi Shirao behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Part of the "Anpanman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Hiroyuki Yano, shot by Hitoshi Shirao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hitoshi Shirao
Runtime: 51 min · 0h 51m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG

Part of

Anpanman Collection

The Soreike! Anpanman films are produced by TMS Entertainment and have been released in Japanese theaters every year since 1989. Since at least 1995, the films have been released concurrently with storybook versions written and illustrated by Takashi Yanase himself.