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Scarlet

2025 · 112 min

A lush, sorrowful fantasy that sweeps you through grief and fury toward a hard-won peace.

Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Genres: Animation, Action, Drama
Starring: Mana Ashida, Masaki Okada, Yutaka Matsushige

Overview: After failing to avenge her father's murder, Princess Scarlet, wakes up in the "Land of the Dead." In this world filled with madness, if she does not achieve her revenge against her nemesis and reach the "No End Place," she will become "Void" and cease to exist. Can Scarlet find a way to live at the end of her endless journey?

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Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Genres: Animation, Action, Drama
Starring: Mana Ashida, Masaki Okada, Yutaka Matsushige

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
revenge
redemption
death
identity
Places: fantasy world
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: animated
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: animation, action, drama, science fiction
Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Written by: Mamoru Hosoda
Starring: Mana Ashida, Masaki Okada, Yutaka Matsushige, Kotaro Yoshida, Koji Yakusho, Masachika Ichimura, Yuki Saito, Shota Sometani
Music: Taisei Iwasaki
Cinematography: Akiko Saito
Runtime: 112 min
Country: Japan, United States of America
Languages: Japanese

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