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Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

2009 · 99 min

A charming, puzzle-filled adventure with a grand sense of spectacle, gentle mystery, and an emotional core that keeps you engaged without ever feeling heavy.

Genres
Family, Animation, Mystery
Overview
Archeologist and avid puzzle solver Professor Layton and his assistant Luke are caught up in an adventure when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour5
Realism2
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
family, animation, mystery
Directed by
Masakazu Hashimoto
Written by
Aya Matsui
Starring
Yo Oizumi, Maki Horikita, Saki Aibu, Nana Mizuki, Atsuro Watabe, Hochu Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi, Fumiko Orikasa
Music
Tomohito Nishiura
Runtime
99 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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