Underplayed Gems

Scarlet (2025)

Scarlet poster
Original title
果てしなきスカーレット
Directed by
Mamoru Hosoda
Genre
fantasy film, action film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 107 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A princess travels across time and space to avenge her father's murder. She faces war and royal intrigue while wrestling with the nature of revenge and the afterlife.

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What happens

Scarlet (Japanese: 果てしなきスカーレット, Hepburn: Hateshinaki Sukāretto; lit. 'Endless Scarlet') is a 2025 Japanese animated fantasy action film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda. It was animated by Studio Chizu, who co-produced with Columbia Pictures and Nippon TV Movies. Inspired by the Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet, the film follows the eponymous princess who can cross time and space on a quest of vengeance after her father is murdered. Scarlet had its premiere out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2025. It was released theatrically in Japan on November 21, 2025, by Toho and Sony Pictures Releasing International, and in the United States on February 6, 2026, by Sony Pictures Classics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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