Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
Singaporean release poster
Directed by	Masakazu Hashimoto
Screenplay by	Aya Matsui
Story by	Akihiro Hino
Produced by	Shūji Abe Kenji Horikawa Arimasa Okada Toshiaki Okuno Shin Omura Ichiro Takase
Starring	Yo Oizumi Maki Horikita Nana Mizuki Atsurō Watabe Saki Aibu
Music by	Tomohito Nishiura Tsuneyoshi Saito
Production companies	P.A. Works OLM
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	December 19, 2009 (2009-12-19)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$7,670,789

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (レイトン教授と永遠の歌姫, Reiton-kyōju to Eien no Utahime)^[a] is a 2009 Japanese animated mystery film directed by Masakazu Hashimoto, written by Aya Matsui from a story by Akihiro Hino and produced by P.A. Works and OLM. The film is based on the Professor Layton video game series by Level-5, taking place between the events of the video games Professor Layton and the Last Specter and Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask. In the story, renowned opera star Janice Quatlane contacts her former teacher, Professor Hershel Layton, after encountering a young girl who claims to be the reincarnation of her dead friend. While Layton and his apprentice, Luke Triton, are attending one of Janice's performances, they get unwillingly pulled into a puzzle-themed battle royal where the winner will apparently receive "the gift of eternal life". According to Level-5, the film stays true to the games, with music, puzzles and characters.

An English-language version was released by Manga Entertainment in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2010, around the same time as Professor Layton and the Unwound Future was released, with a British voice cast (including Maria Darling reprising her role of Luke from the UK releases of the games). The film was released in the United States on November 8, 2011 by Viz Media and received generally positive reviews from critics.
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