Scarlet (2025 film)

Scarlet (Japanese: 果てしなきスカーレット, Hepburn: Hateshinaki Sukāretto; lit. 'Endless Scarlet') is a 2025 Japanese animated fantasy action film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda. It was animated by Studio Chizu, who co-produced with Columbia Pictures and Nippon TV Movies. Inspired by the Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet, the film follows the eponymous princess who can cross time and space on a quest of vengeance after her father is murdered. Scarlet had its premiere out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2025. It was released theatrically in Japan on November 21, 2025, by Toho and Sony Pictures Releasing International, and in the United States on February 6, 2026, by Sony Pictures Classics.