Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

(2009)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 150 votes

Genres: Family, Animation, Mystery

Year: 2009

Runtime: 99 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Масакадзу Хашимото

Cast: Йо Оидзуми, 堀北真希, 相武紗季, Нана Мидзуки, 渡部篤郎, Хотю Оцука, Иэймаса Каюми, Фумико Орикаса, Кикуко Иноуэ, Сумирэ Морохоси

Plot

Archeologist and avid puzzle solver Professor Layton and his assistant Luke are caught up in an adventure when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.

Archeologist and avid puzzle solver Professor Layton and his assistant Luke think back to one of their earliest cases together... Famed singer Janice Quatlane requests Layton's help after a strange meeting with a little girl. The girl claims to posses eternal life and to be the reincarnation of Janice's friend Melina. Layton and Luke attend Janice's new opera. At the end of the performance, the guests are startled to find that the entire opera house has been converted into a ship and a mystery man now holds them all captive. The man forces them to solve a series of riddles. The winner will receive the secret to eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers....