Once upon a Crime (2023 film)
| Once Upon a Crime | |
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| Directed by | Yūichi Fukuda |
| Based on | Akazukin, tabi no tochū de shitai to deau by Aito Aoyagi |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Language | Japanese |
Once Upon a Crime[a] is a 2023 Japanese fantasy comedy crime mystery film, starring Kanna Hashimoto and Yuko Araki[1][2] in the main roles as Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella, respectively. Directed by Yūichi Fukuda, the story combines the story elements of Cinderella and the Little Red Riding Hood, as the Little Red (Kanna) uses her investigative skills to try to solve the mystery behind the murder.
Premise[edit]
Little Red Riding Hood meets Cinderella in the woods. Together, they meet witches and express their desire to go to the ball at the castle. The witches give them pretty dresses, shoes and a carriage driven by an anthropomorphic mouse. On their way to castle, they run over a corpse and, upon a closer look, Little Red Riding Hood exercises her detective skills. They hide the corpse and proceed to the ball, where Cinderella has a dance with the prince until guards report the discovery of the corpse.
Cast[edit]
- Kanna Hashimoto as Little Red Riding Hood
- Yuko Araki as Cinderella
- Takanori Iwata as Prince Gilbert
- Natsuna Watanabe as Anne (Cinderella's sister in green dress)
- Yumi Wakatsuki as Margot (Cinderella's sister in yellow dress)
- Miki Maya as Isabella (Cinderella's step-mother)
- Midoriko Kimura as Barbara the witch
- Mirei Kiritani as Tekla the witch
- Tsuyoshi Muro as Paul the rat
- Masaki Kaji as Hans, the royal hairdesser
- Jiro Sato as King Bovell of the kingdom of Claire de Lune
- Mizuki Yamamoto as Karen/Remi
- Tomoharu Hasegawa as Lord Chamberlain, herald to the King
- Atsuhiro Inukai as the staircase guard
Notes[edit]
- ^ Kanji: 赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う Akazukin, tabi no tochū de shitai to deau. lit. meaning: Little Red Riding Hood, on her journey, encounters a corpse)
References[edit]
- ^ "Once upon a Crime". IMDB. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "福田雄一監督×Netflix『赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。』はミステリーと笑いで"美"の価値観を問う". Retrieved 2023-10-09.
