The Limit of Sleeping Beauty

The Limit of Sleeping Beauty

Directed by Ken Ninomiya

Produced by Studio3, King Records

201789 min5.4 / 10

A melancholic psychological drama about a struggling actress whose grip on reality fractures as she inhabits the liminal space between performance and consciousness, anchored by longing for a lost love.

Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was the time spent with her lover Kaito.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Limit of Sleeping Beauty sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does The Limit of Sleeping Beauty end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Limit of Sleeping Beauty violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Limit of Sleeping Beauty scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is The Limit of Sleeping Beauty easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Limit of Sleeping Beauty, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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