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Revue Starlight: The Movie

2021 · 120 min

A dizzying, gorgeous swirl of song, swordplay and surreal imagery that demands you surrender to its theatrical logic and rewards you with raw emotion.

Directed by
Tomohiro Furukawa
Genres
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Momoyo Koyama, Suzuko Mimori, Moeka Koizumi
Tagline
wi(l)d-screen baroque
Overview
The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. Nowhere is this truer than at the Seisho Music Academy, where music, dance and real weapons all come into play in the creation of the next great Star. Karen and Hikari’s destinies have been linked since a childhood promise, but their journeys here have taken very different paths. Now, after Hikari leaves, Karen must discover who she is without her opposite, while Hikari must rediscover her own course. Nor are they the only girls who must reassess and change if they want to achieve their dreams, as the dance, magic, and swordplay continue!

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Tomohiro Furukawa
Genres
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Momoyo Koyama, Suzuko Mimori, Moeka Koizumi
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • art
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • musical
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism2
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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