Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989 1h 35m movie Film Japan

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

リトル・ニモ

“Take Off On A Wonderful Adventure With "Little Nemo"”

Synopsis

リトル・ニモ

“Take Off On A Wonderful Adventure With "Little Nemo"”

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.

Other Titles From TOHO-TOWA

Adventure + Animation in Japan

1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland itself).

The 1988–1990 Japan Window

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland holds position #52 of 110 Japan films in the 1988–1990 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988
  2. Chibi Maruko-chan
    #2

    Chibi Maruko-chan

    ★ 9.0 · 1990
  3. Ranma ½
    #3

    Ranma ½

    ★ 8.6 · 1989
  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988
  5. Moomin
    #5

    Moomin

    ★ 8.4 · 1990
  6. Dragon Ball Z
    #6

    Dragon Ball Z

    ★ 8.3 · 1989
  7. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    #7

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    ★ 8.2 · 1989
  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

The 1980s Japan Landscape

1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 44 titles released, including Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (280 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 43 other Japan films in 1989.

The 789th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

150
Reviews
82nd
Review-volume percentile
76th
Popularity percentile

150 audience reviews — more than 82% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
150
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,500 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #819 of 1,216 (top 67%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, United States of America
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesTOHO-TOWA, Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Runtime1h 35m
Release DateJuly 15, 1989
IMDbtt0104740