Once Upon a Crime

In this fantasy crime comedy, Little Red Riding Hood travels through a fairytale land and befriends Cinderella. After obtaining magical assistance to attend a royal ball, the two girls discover a dead body on the road to the palace. While the guests at the ball are all considered suspects, Little Red Riding Hood uses her deductive skills to investigate the murder and identify the killer before midnight.

The film was directed by Yuichi Fukuda, who also wrote the screenplay alongside Tetsuo Kamata. This production follows Fukuda's work on Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku and precedes his projects Under Ninja, New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period, and Sakamoto Days. The main cast includes Kanna Hashimoto as Little Red Riding Hood, Yuko Araki as Cinderella, and Takanori Iwata as Prince Gilbert, with supporting roles played by Natsuna Watanabe, Yumi Wakatsuki, and Mirei Kiritani.

Produced in Japan by TV Asahi and CREDEUS, the movie has received mixed feedback from viewers. It holds a rating of 5.3/10 on IMDb based on 2,400 votes and a 6.3/10 on TMDB from 160 votes. Film critics provided a slightly higher average rating of 5.7/10 across 5 reviews, which is higher than the audience score on IMDb but lower than the score on TMDB.