Once Upon a Crime
2023 1h 45m movie Film Japan

Once Upon a Crime

赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。

Synopsis

赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。

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?

The 2022–2024 Japan Window

219 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Once Upon a Crime sits at position #174.

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Once Upon a Crime. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Once Upon a Crime premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
69
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,737 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #879 of 1,216 (top 72%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Runtime 1h 45m
Release Date September 13, 2023
IMDb tt15944018
Official Site www.netflix.com

Themes & Motifs

  • princess
  • based on novel or book
  • magic
  • fairy tale
  • prince
  • little red riding hood
  • cinderella

External Catalogs