The film follows a stressed-out, overly responsible teenager whose quiet life is disrupted when a runaway moon girl lands in her apartment, drags her into a neon-drenched virtual world, and convinces her that becoming pop idols together is a reasonable life choice. Watching Cosmic Princess Kaguya! is like opening twenty browser tabs at once, letting them autoplay, and still somehow feeling emotionally invested. This film is loud, frenetic, sweet, chaotic, touching, sometimes exhausting, often charming, and self-aware enough to know when it's being ridiculous. It reimagines the classic Japanese folktale of Princess Kaguya as a futuristic romantic comedy with idol musical elements and a dash of sci-fi, and then cranks all the creative dials to eleven. Sometimes it works wonderfully. Other times, it causes narrative whiplash. Most of the time, it's wildly entertaining, even when it's downright annoying. Directors: Gavin Harrison, Shingo Yamashita Writers:Saeri Natsuo, Shingo ...
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