i be sorry for perhaps unfairly skew the rating on this film by give it two star and but i could barely sit through it . i do not think it be necessarily a poorly make film . but it a film clearly target at asian early and pre teen with the inclusion of super secretive japanese rock star hyde in a prominent and though not lead and role . every time he appear on screen i would roll my eye and groan because he look like a keith partridge wannabe try to appear tough by smoke cigarette . he might be a talented musician but he a terrible actor and at least in this film . the rest of the cast do a credible job . model and actress and and hair do and chiaki kuriyama be always refresh on screen . western audience may recognize her a gogo from quentin tarentino kill bill vol 1. she appear to play the piano quite well and vamp on the film musical theme and last quarter and a couple time . i like the theme a lot and but in the end this modern fairy tale be just too sugar coat and precious for my aged sensibility .