1 day ago · An interview with Scarlet director Mamoru Hosoda about his new film and taking inspiration from Shakespeare.

Jan 9, 2026 · Legendary Japanese director Mamoru Hosada takes us inside his long awaited new animated feature, Scarlet, a riff on Hamlet

Yet in Hosoda’s latest, “Scarlet,” the director’s enviable reach exceeds his grasp. In it, his female protagonist is a medieval princess who, after seeing her king father killed by her uncle, and dying …

Dec 12, 2025 · Instead of moping about the castle, feisty Scarlet trains to kill, learning swordplay and martial arts before drinking from a poisoned cup that sends her to the Otherworld.

1 day ago · The state of the world was on Mamoru Hosoda’s mind when he wrote Scarlet. “I’ve generally made films about the lives of young people in Japan,” says Hosoda. “But following the pandemic ...

Nov 19, 2025 · Scarlet is described as the story of a brave princess who transcends time and space. See the new poster below. Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron opened during the second …

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.

As a reworking of Hamlet, Scarlet makes the legendary play more accessible through the inventive choice of reframing the tragic prince as a teenage girl.

The ambitious and epic Scarlet, the much anticipated latest from Academy Award–nominated anime master Mamoru Hosoda, evokes Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy. The film follows a young girl …

Dec 12, 2025 · Inspired but overwrought, “Scarlet,” an anime adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, begins with stunning style before falling off a major cliff. In the opening, the titular Scarlet (Mana …