Mononoke the Movie: The Ashes of Rage (2025)

Original title

劇場版モノノ怪 第二章 火鼠

Directed by

Kiyotaka Suzuki

Genre

horror film, mystery film, supernatural film, suspense film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The Medicine Seller investigates a supernatural curse tied to rage and ash. He confronts strange spirits and human emotions in a visually stylized horror mystery.

visually lushcerebralunsettlingslow-burntensemysteriousdarkly comicpsychological

What happens

Mononoke the Movie: The Ashes of Rage is a 2025 Japanese animated supernatural psychological horror film directed by Kiyotaka Suzuki with chief direction by Kenji Nakamura, and written by Yasumi Atarashi; the film is based on the Mononoke anime television series (2007), which in turn is a spin-off of Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales anthology series (2006), both created by Toei Animation. Co-produced by EOTA and Crew-Cell, and co-distributed by Giggly Box and Twin Engine, The Ashes of Rage is a second film of the Mononoke trilogy film project, and a sequel to Phantom in the Rain (2024). Hiroshi Kamiya reprises his role as the voice of the Medicine Seller, alongside Haruka Tomatsu, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yoko Hikasa, Yukana and Yuki Kaji, with Chō, Kenyu Horiuchi, Ryō Horikawa, Yoshiko Sakakibara and Atsumi Tanezaki joining the ensemble cast. The Ashes of Rage was released in Japan on March 14, 2025. Netflix licensed the film, and released it on its platform on August 14, 2025. A sequel, Mononoke the Movie: The Curse of the Serpent was released in May 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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