Once Upon a Crime[a] is a 2023 Japanese fantasy comedy crime mystery film, starring Kanna Hashimoto and Yuko Araki[1] in the main roles as Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella, respectively. 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.
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.