It is a handsome production that captures nighttime Tokyo’s thrill of neon-drenched possibilities.

A mixed bag, which, depends largely on how much one likes Aina the End's songs. At the same time, as a story that celebrates youth and its dreams, as a presentation of show business in Japan, and as an eye-candy, it definitely works

Based on Iwai’s own novel, Kyrie is an effective showcase for the Japanese singer Aina the End’s distinctive husky vocals, but the film’s jumbled chronology makes for a needlessly confusing watch.

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