According to some, newly released South Korean animated feature film Lost in the Moonlight appears very familiar.
Namely, the comparison that is being made is with the classic 2001 Studio Ghibli film Spirited Awayāsomething that even the mainstream Korean is reporting.
The filmās director Kim Hyun-Joo is quoted by Choshun Online as saying that he believes these plagiarism allegations wouldnāt exist if people had seen the full movie first, instead of only the trailer. Perhaps heās right!
Spirited Away is popular in South Korea, and Lost in the Moonlightās YouTube trailer has been hit hard with dislikes.
Ouch.
Below are comparisons from the Korean media and English language site OneHallyu:
Hrm. Yeah, seeing the full film would certainly help.
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