Scarlet
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A medieval princess on a quest to avenge her father's death awakens in a realm between life and death, where she encounters an idealistic young man from the present day who shows her the possibility of a future free of bitterness and rage.
Cast
- Mana Ashida
- Masaki Okada
- Masachika Ichimura
- Kôji Yakusho
- Yuki Saitô
- Yutaka Matsushige
- Kôtarô Yoshida
- Munetaka Aoki
- Kazuhiro Yamaji
- Shôta Sometani
Moviegoers are saying
This 2025 animated fantasy epic from Denmark divides audiences between those captivated by its beautiful yet terrifying emotional journey and viewers who find its dark, slow-burn approach too depressing. Despite mixed ratings, multiple reviewers are planning return viewings, suggesting a complex film that rewards deeper engagement.
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- Feb 3, 2026
The La La Land dance break was so random.
ReinFeb 4, 2026one of the few movies out there that could be better if muted
allain♡Sep 4, 2025Le dragon qui est juste là pour aurafarm
PA27 - Sep 4, 2025
The main character spent 80% of the time trying to figure out what to forgive. I could tell you dear Scarlet when it was only half way through, it was Hosoda asking us to forgive him for this horrible movie. Which I will not.
DeeplyShallowFeb 6, 2026overwhelmed with the feeling that life can be good and the world can be good
Q IsaiahDec 11, 2025Engaging adventure anime from the HCU (Hamlet Cinematic Universe). It’s after the events of the Shakespeare play, and a gender-swapped Hamlet, here named Scarlet, continues her quest for revenge against Claudius in the Otherworld. There she teams up with a present-day EMT,…
Adam Forrest - Feb 8, 2026
vinland saga from temu
abbySep 10, 2025The middle really drags but it gets somewhere moving and has some of Hosoda’s strongest imagery in its final scenes. The destination is worth the overlong journey.
Brian TallericoFeb 11, 2026admired it throughout, just never quite loved it
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- AMock likedScarlet
6.5/10 Visually stunning, but the story was a bit lacking. Felt like it was trying to do way too much in a shorter amount of time. Def still worth watching
Arin likedScarletHonestly a visually gorgeous movie like oh my god. Buttttt kind of hard to follow with the weird stuff they say. Left some things really ambiguous and also I really didn’t like the ending. I can’t believe after everything Scarlet saw in the dead world she believed that peace was achievable? Maybe…
Ashe likedScarletBig fan of Hosoda’s films, had some questionable moments or elements to the world. Give it like a 7/10 and middling from his works
- ZAJKOWSKI is "meh" onScarlet
The story itself is quite interesting but the animation is really not working for me
EJWStudios2005 lovedScarletLoved the animation and the music. The story was okay, for the most part.
Nick Milano lovedScarletHell yeah. That was fire
- Sergio Zavala likedScarlet
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- AVAdam Vender
It was really dark and depressing. I found it to be a bit slow
MPMichael PhungThis is my animation pick of 2025
ABAaron Batres - SKShenyao KeAAAlec Adams-LuongJDJoseph Dardar
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Metacritic
Mar 12, 2026
Mamoru Hosoda’s continuing experiments with animation are passable enough. But it’s not enough to uplift this loose adaptation of a literary classic with its rather clumsy thesis on cycles of violence.
Kambole Campbell
Empire
Dec 11, 2025
Scarlet' might be [Mamoru Hosoda]'s most narratively ambitious work to date, adapting and warping one of the most famous tales ever told, adding new layers of complexity, and centuries of new, invaluable context.
William Bibbiani
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