Blu-ray Review – The Case of Hana & Alice

2015's "The Case of Hana & Alice" is actually a prequel to 2004's "Hana and Alice," which tracked the developing friendship between the titular characters as they experience love, obsession, deception, and ballet. Aiming to revisit the pair from a slightly earlier time in their lives, director Shunji Iwai elects to combat the ravages of time by turning to animation, more specifically rotoscoping, which works as a time machine of sorts, permitting stars Anne Suzuki and Yu Aoi a chance to return to their youthful roles without revealing how many years have passed between installments. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com