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Once Upon a Crime

2023 · 105 min

A frothy, playful mashup of fairy tales and whodunit, light on its feet and easy to enjoy.

Directed by
Yuichi Fukuda
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Kanna Hashimoto, Yuko Araki, Takanori Iwata
Overview
While at the royal ball with Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood finds herself in the middle of a mystery. Can she solve the case before midnight strikes?

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
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Directed by
Yuichi Fukuda
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Kanna Hashimoto, Yuko Araki, Takanori Iwata
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • deception
  • identity
  • fate
Places
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism2
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy, crime
Directed by
Yuichi Fukuda
Written by
Tetsuo Kamata, Yuichi Fukuda
Starring
Kanna Hashimoto, Yuko Araki, Takanori Iwata, Natsuna Watanabe, Yumi Wakatsuki, Mirei Kiritani, Tsuyoshi Muro, Masaki Kaji
Runtime
105 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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