{"product_id":"catnapped-dvd","title":"Catnapped! DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003eToriyasu and his little sister Meeko have been missing their dog Papadoll for a week. Toriyasu figures he ran away. Meeko is convinced it was aliens. Then one night three feline scientists — Henoji, Suttoboke, and HoiHoi — appear at their window and whisk the children away to Banipal Witt, a hidden world built atop an enormous sleeping cat, where the magical sun turns people into kittens and dogs into monsters. Poor Papadoll, it turns out, has been transformed into a massive flying creature and press-ganged into service by the wicked Princess Buburina — a cat sorceress whose touch turns any living thing into a helpless balloon, and who intends to use Papadoll to seize control of Banipal Witt before the sun rises. With time running out and their own bodies now covered in fur, Toriyasu and Meeko must find a way to reach Papadoll, break the spell, and get home — before everything in Banipal Witt floats away forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatnapped! is one of the most distinctive and visually inventive anime films of the 1990s — a wildly imaginative fantasy that draws comparisons to Winsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland and the works of Studio Ghibli while remaining entirely its own strange and wonderful creation. It marks the \u003cstrong\u003edirectorial debut of Takashi Nakamura, the legendary animation director whose work on Akira helped define the look of modern anime.\u003c\/strong\u003e The film was produced by Triangle Staff, the studio behind Serial Experiments Lain, with background art painted entirely by a single artist, Shinji Kimura, giving it a strikingly unified visual personality. The screenplay was written by Chiaki Konaka, creator of Armitage III and Serial Experiments Lain. Criminally overlooked on its original release, Catnapped! has earned a devoted cult following among fans of offbeat, imaginative animation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotable Staff \u0026amp; Voice Talent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Takashi Nakamura (Animation Director: Akira; Director: A Tree of Palme)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScreenplay:\u003c\/b\u003e Chiaki Konaka (Serial Experiments Lain, Armitage III, Digimon Tamers)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStudio:\u003c\/b\u003e Triangle Staff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic:\u003c\/b\u003e Shigeaki Saegusa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme Song:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Yume e no Tobira\" performed by Mayumi Iizuka \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Noriko Hidaka as Toriyasu\u003cbr\u003e- Hiroaki Hiro as Meeko\u003cbr\u003e- Mitsuo Iwata as Henoji\u003cbr\u003e- Mayumi Iizuka as Buburina\u003cbr\u003e- Sukekiyo Kameyama as Suttoboke \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Features\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Geneon Entertainment Previews \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpoken Languages:\u003c\/b\u003e English \u0026amp; Japanese Audio, English Subtitles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/b\u003e とつぜん！猫の国 バニパルウィット (Totsuzen! Neko no Kuni Baniparu Witto)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuntime:\u003c\/b\u003e ~75 Minutes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Takashi Nakamura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Release Year:\u003c\/b\u003e 2000 (U.S. Release)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Release Date (Japan):\u003c\/b\u003e June 10, 1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Geneon Entertainment (Pioneer)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e G\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Region 1 (U.S. \/ Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantasy, Adventure, Family, Comedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThemes:\u003c\/b\u003e Hidden Cat World, Transformation, Rescue Mission, Dreamlike Fantasy, Friendship \u0026amp; Courage \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedia assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pre-Owned","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42470586744917,"sku":null,"price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/78E6088A-EAEE-4078-81BA-2E55FA53C092.jpg?v=1778539349","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/catnapped-dvd","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}