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Scarlet, New Mamoru Hosoda Movie, To Come Out in Late 2025

Scarlet, a new movie from Mamoru Hosoda, will come out on November 21, 2025 in Japan. In other territories, Sony will release it on December 12, 2025.

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The trailer is thirty seconds long, and it gives a look at the action and grim world Scarlet will take place in. According to the synopsis, Scarlet follows the titular princess who wakes up in the world of the dead after she fails to avenge her murdered father. In this world of insanity, Scarlet must finish her revenge and reach the Endless Place, or else her existence will disappear.

You can watch the trailer here:

Here is a new poster for the film:

Mamoru Hosoda is a Japanese film director and animator who’s known for movies like Digimon: The Movie, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, and Summer Wars. The promotion material for Scarlet puts special emphasis on The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. In both the trailer and its description, it notes that Scarlet (the protagonist of the movie) is a shocking heroine who breaks all rules of contention, and that she appears nineteen years after The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, which came out in 2006.

Scarlet, the newest movie from Mamoru Hosoda, will air in Japanese theaters from November 21, 2025. Then, it’ll appear in international theaters from December 12, 2025.


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Stephanie is a senior writer who has been writing for games journalism and translating since 2020. After graduating with a BA in English and a Certificate in Creative Writing, she spent a few years teaching English and history before fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a writer. In terms of games, she loves RPGs, action-adventure, and visual novels. Aside from writing for Siliconera and Crunchyroll, she translates light novels, manga, and video games.