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A sword-wielding princess embarks on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father. She soon meets an idealistic young man who shows her the possibility of a future free of bitterness and rage.
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Critics Consensus

Scarlet is a narratively ambitious take on Hamlet that delivers awe-inspiring fantasy, wondrous animation, and an unforgettable atmosphere.

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Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald 1d
3/5
[The] latter section of the film again has some striking images, including a literal stairway to heaven where the steps are delicate strips of cloud. But as the plot gets more convoluted, the logic of the fantasy becomes harder to parse... Go to Full Review
Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com Dec 12
2/4
Inspired but overwrought, "Scarlet," an anime adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, begins with stunning style before falling off a major cliff. Go to Full Review
Jake Coyle Associated Press Dec 11
2/4
It’s a big swing, the kind filmmakers as talented as Hosoda should be taking, but it doesn’t pay off. Still, it’s often dazzling to look at it and it’s never not impassioned. Go to Full Review
Josh Bell The Inlander (Spokane, WA) 7h
2.5/4
Hosoda honors Shakespeare while making a brooding, bombastic movie that's purely his own. Go to Full Review
Chris Knight Original Cin 9h
B+
In an animated and loose adaption of Hamlet, Mamoru Hosoda gives us a female protagonist whose quest for vengeance takes her to the afterlife. Not as strong as the original, but beautifully animated in a style all its own.
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Chris Joyce Movies and Munchies (YouTube) 11h
4/5
The hand-drawn animation is stunning, creating depth through textures and shadows. The messaging is also poignant and relevant, enhanced through songs and dialog that subtly, but clearly, deliver its point. Go to Full Review
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Alexander 6h Really amazing story and the fight scenes were so crazy See more A L R Dec 15 Didn’t expect a musical number performance at all. See more Jeremy H Dec 14 Visually stunning with an exceptionally drawn characters and expressive animations. The overall story was good but it didn't really offer new insights to the material. I did enjoy seeing it in IMAX and would recommend that experience if you don't want to wait to watch it at home. See more Jeane C. @JeaneCarlos Dec 15 Pacing of the movie felt pretty slow. Expected more of a journey to the female protagonist lead, but felt like she was constantly beaten throughout the whole movie. See more Tks O @RainKudo1990 Dec 14 Akira Kurosawa’s influence in SCARLET is clearly felt in choreography—the precision with which bodies move, clash, and occupy space. Action is staged with a classical clarity that recalls Kurosawa’s sense of movement as narrative force. Yet the film’s true "cathedral" is not built from spectacle alone. It emerges from Mamoru Hosoda’s meticulous accumulation of deliberate directorial choices: shifts in perspective, abrupt transitions, symbolic spatial design, and emotional misdirection. Individually, these elements can feel disorienting on a first viewing. Over repeated viewings, however, they interlock. What first appears fragmented gradually resolves into structure. Earlier confusion turns into recognition, and motifs align into thematic clarity. SCARLET is designed not simply to be understood, but revisited—its meaning built vertically, layer by layer, like a cathedral visible only when one steps back to see it whole. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A sword-wielding princess embarks on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father. She soon meets an idealistic young man who shows her the possibility of a future free of bitterness and rage.
Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Producer
Yuichiro Saito, Toshimi Tanio, Nozomu Takahashi
Screenwriter
Mamoru Hosoda
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Studio Chizu
Rating
PG-13 (Strong Violence/Bloody Images)
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure, Anime, Romance, Sci-Fi
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 6, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)