Gekijouban Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight

2021
2h

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

228

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Gekijouban Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight (2021)

A story of a far off star, a long time ago, and in the distant future. Two young girls, captivated by the glamour of the performance, exchange promises: "We'll become stars." "I'll wait for you on stage."

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Starlight - This is a story of a far off star, a long time ago, and in the distant future. Two young girls, captivated by the glamour of the performance, exchange promises: "We'll become sta... Read allStarlight - This is a story of a far off star, a long time ago, and in the distant future. Two young girls, captivated by the glamour of the performance, exchange promises: "We'll become stars." "I'll wait for you on stage."Starlight - This is a story of a far off star, a long time ago, and in the distant future. Two young girls, captivated by the glamour of the performance, exchange promises: "We'll become stars." "I'll wait for you on stage."

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

228

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

Maki
(voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda

Giraffe (Kirin)
(voice)
(as Kenjirô Tsuda)

Sayaka Ôhara

Karen's Mother
(voice)

Director
- Tomohiro Furukawa
Writer
- Tatsuto Higuchi
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10mattfromtoronto

A triumphant continuation of the TV series

Poignant and artistic. It capped off the character arcs mixed with a brilliant epilogue while also being a theatrical audiovisual spectacle (supported with revues that have one of the best visual directing in the medium). Not a single moment was wasted. Combined with the beautiful and colorful development of the characters (so be it facing their fears or separation), it was mesmerizing and it moved me to tears. A rare and good example of style and substance executed well. This is not just KINO, this is the entire CANNE FESTIVAL.

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust" is repeatedly and explicitly referenced in all but name. A character directly quotes from Part Two, Act V, Scene VII, in Japanese (from the original German, "Wer immer strebend sich bemüht, den können wir erlösen"). Later, two other characters depict a wager with the Devil, signed in blood, as in Part One, Scene IV. This scene culminates with dialogue mirroring a key line also from Part One, Scene IV, repeated in Part Two, Act V, Scene VI (from the original German, "du bist so schön"), by which the Devil wins the wager (both in "Faust" and in this scene).