Mesmerizing Teaser for ‘Lost in Starlight’ Sci-Fi Romance Anime Movie

Mesmerizing Teaser for ‘Lost in Starlight’ Sci-Fi Romance Anime Movie

by Alex Billington
April 29, 2025
Source: YouTube

“Let’s keep our distance… because someday, I’ll be flying off to space.” Netflix has revealed the first look teaser trailer for Lost in Starlight, made by Korean filmmaker Han Ji-won. The upcoming film is Netflix’s very first Korean-language animated feature film – starring the voices of K-drama powerhouses Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung. When an astronaut leaves Earth for Mars, the vastness of space divides the star-crossed lovers. This wonderful teaser trailer showcases some of the spectacular imagery. Director Bong Joon-ho has already given a comment – saying: “This visual masterpiece takes you around the universe.” Set in 2050 Seoul, an astronaut dreaming of Mars and a musician with a broken dream find each other among the stars, guided by their hopes & their love for one another. This teaser opens with the fateful first meeting of Nan-young and Jay, accompanied by the film’s evocative soundtrack. When Nan-young visits an audio equipment repair shop to fix an old record player her mom left behind, she runs right into Jay, and a romance slowly blossoms. Lost in Starlight will debut streaming on Netflix at the end of May – not long to wait at all. Enjoy.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Han Ji-won’s movie Lost in Starlight, from Netflix’s YouTube:

“Don’t forget. Out here in space, there’s someone who’s always rooting for you.” In 2050 Seoul, astronaut Nan-young’s ultimate life goal is to visit Mars. ✨ But she fails the final test to onboard the fourth Mars Expedition Project. The musician Jay buries his dreams in a vintage audio equipment shop. The two fall in love after a chance encounter. As they root for each other and dream of a new future. Nan-young is given another chance to fly to Mars, which is all she ever wanted… Lost in Starlight is directed by the Korean animation filmmaker Han Ji-won, director of the films The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns and The Summer previously, plus the “Amanza” series. The screenplay is written by Kang Hyun-joo and Han Ji-won. Planned by Byun Seung-min. And it’s produced by Climax Studio. Netflix will debut Lost in Starlight streaming on Netflix starting on May 30th, 2025 coming soon this summer. So – who wants to watch this?

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