The movie will open in Japan on 21 November, 2025.
The upcoming battle fantasy anime movie Scarlet, created by Mamoru Hosoda, just revealed some more cast members. The film will be released theatrically in Japan on 21 November. It has also been announced that the movie will be shown at the Animation Is Film Festival, as well as at the New York Film Festival, which will run from 26 September to 13 October 2025. The movie first premiered at the Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2025, and was also shown at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September, 2025.
Scarlet movie new cast, staff, and other details
The new cast members who joined the movie are:
- Gravedigger 1 voiced by Mamoru Miyano
- Gravedigger 2 voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda
- Chief Elder voiced by Michio Hazama
- Innkeeper voiced by Toshio Furukawa
The previously announced main and additional cast members of the film are:
- Scarlet voiced by Mana Ashida
- Hijiri voiced by Masaki Okada
- Claudius voiced by Koji Yakusho
- Amlet voiced by Masachika Ichimura
- Voltimand voiced by Kotaro Yoshida
- Gertrude voiced by Yuki Saito
- Cornelius voiced by Yutaka Matsushige
- Polonius voiced by Kazuhiro Yamaji
- Raretees voiced by Tokio Emoto
- Rosenkranz voiced by Munetaka Aoki
- Guildestern voiced by Shota Sometani
- Girl voiced by Noa Shiroyama
- Old woman voiced by Kayoko Shiraishi
Mamoru Hosoda wrote and directed the movie at Studio Chizu. Takaki Yamashita served as the animation director. Hosoda is known for his astounding work in films such as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Mirai, Belle, Wolf Children, and more. Sony Pictures Releasing International is set to distribute the movie internationally. At first, it was announced that the film will be theatrically released in the US on 21 December, but the date has been postponed to sometime in early 2026.
The story of Scarlet is set in a medieval-era fantasy land. A princess named Scarlet undertakes a dangerous quest to avenge the wrongful death of her father. As she journeys through various places, she ends up in the ‘Land of the Dead’ where those without a purpose disappear into nothingness. But she meets an idealistic man from present day, who promises to show her a world without bitterness and regret.
