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Once Upon a Crime (2023)

Name: Once Upon a Crime
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Released: 2023-09-13
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Kanna Hashimoto, Yuko Araki, Takanori Iwata, Natsuna Watanabe, Yumi Wakatsuki

Once Upon a Crime (2023), directed by Yuichi Fukuda, starring Kanna Hashimoto and Yuko Araki.

12 09/13/2023 BR Comedy, Crime and Fantasy 1h 46m

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Synopsis

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?

Yuichi FukudaDirector, Writer
臼杵恵理Editing
松橋真三Producer
鎌田哲生Writer

About the film

Once Upon a Crime is a 2023 Japanese fantasy comedy crime mystery film, starring Kanna Hashimoto and Yuko Araki in the main roles as Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella, respectively. Based on the novel Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story by Aito Aoyagi and directed by Yūichi Fukuda, the story combines elements from the stories of Cinderella and the Little Red Riding Hood, as the latter uses her investigative skills to try to solve the mystery behind a murder. The film was released worldwide on Netflix on September 14, 2023.

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Premise

Little Red Riding Hood meets Cinderella in the woods. Together, they meet two witches and express their desire to go to the ball at the castle. The witches give them new dresses, glass slippers and a carriage driven by a mouse turned into a man. On their way to castle, they run over a corpse and, taking 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

Kanna Hashimoto as Little Red Riding Hood

Yuko Araki as Cinderella

Takanori Iwata as Prince Gilbert

Natsuna Watanabe as Anne (Cinderella's sister in a green dress)

Yumi Wakatsuki as Margot (Cinderella's sister in a 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 mouse

Masaki Kaji as Hans, the royal hairdresser

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

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External links

Once Upon a Crime at IMDb

Once upon a Crime on Netflix

Text from Once upon a Crime (2023 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_upon_a_Crime_(2023_film)

Trivia

It premiered on September 13, 2023, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h46 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。".
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on Netflix.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosCREDEUS, TV Asahi
CountriesJapan
LanguagesJapanese
StatusReleased

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Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story

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Yuichi Fukuda Director
臼杵恵理 Editing
松橋真三 Producer
Yuichi Fukuda Writer
鎌田哲生 Writer

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What is Once Upon a Crime about?

Once Upon a Crime: 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?

Who directed Once Upon a Crime?

Once Upon a Crime was directed by Yuichi Fukuda in 2023.

Who stars in Once Upon a Crime?

The cast of Once Upon a Crime includes Kanna Hashimoto, Yuko Araki, Takanori Iwata, Natsuna Watanabe and Yumi Wakatsuki.

How long is Once Upon a Crime?

Once Upon a Crime runs for 106 minutes, or 1h46.

Where can I watch Once Upon a Crime?

Once Upon a Crime is available on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.

What is Once Upon a Crime based on?

Once Upon a Crime is based on Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story.