Sony Pictures has announced that Scarlet, the new film from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda, is coming exclusively to movie theatres on December 12, 2025.
Hosoda is known for the short films that made up Digimon: The Movie (2000), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), and Summer Wars (2009). He was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Feature Film category at the 91st Academy Awards for his eighth film, Mirai (2018). His most recent film is Belle, which was released in 2021.
Sony Pictures is co-producing and co-financing the highly anticipated new animated film with Studio Chizu and Nippon TV. Sony Pictures will distribute Scarlet globally, with Toho distributing the film theatrically in Japan.
The film’s producers include Yuichiro Saito (Studio Chizu), Toshimi Tanio (Nippon TV), and Nozomu Takahashi (Studio Chizu).
Scarlet tells the story of a brave princess who transcends time and space. Princess Scarlett, whose father was killed and whose revenge failed,...
Hosoda is known for the short films that made up Digimon: The Movie (2000), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), and Summer Wars (2009). He was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Feature Film category at the 91st Academy Awards for his eighth film, Mirai (2018). His most recent film is Belle, which was released in 2021.
Sony Pictures is co-producing and co-financing the highly anticipated new animated film with Studio Chizu and Nippon TV. Sony Pictures will distribute Scarlet globally, with Toho distributing the film theatrically in Japan.
The film’s producers include Yuichiro Saito (Studio Chizu), Toshimi Tanio (Nippon TV), and Nozomu Takahashi (Studio Chizu).
Scarlet tells the story of a brave princess who transcends time and space. Princess Scarlett, whose father was killed and whose revenge failed,...
- 4/29/2025
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Sony is going with its co-production of Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet on December 12, joining 20th Century Studios’ James L. Brooks movie Ella McKay and Focus Features’ Chloe Zhao pic Hamnet on that date on the 2025 calendar.
Scarlet is described as the story of a brave princess who transcends time and space. See the new poster below.
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron opened during the second frame of December 2023. Not only was it a prime place to launch an awards-season anime title, but that movie went on to clear a three-day gross of $13 million, ending its stateside run at $46.8M.
Sony Pictures is co-financing the anticipated Scarlet, from the Oscar-nominated Mirai filmmaker, with Studio Chizu and Nippon TV. It is also handling global on Scarlet except for Japan, where it is being released by Toho.
Producers are Yuichiro Saito and Nozomu Takahashi for Studio Chizu and Toshimi Tanio for Nippon TV.
Scarlet is described as the story of a brave princess who transcends time and space. See the new poster below.
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron opened during the second frame of December 2023. Not only was it a prime place to launch an awards-season anime title, but that movie went on to clear a three-day gross of $13 million, ending its stateside run at $46.8M.
Sony Pictures is co-financing the anticipated Scarlet, from the Oscar-nominated Mirai filmmaker, with Studio Chizu and Nippon TV. It is also handling global on Scarlet except for Japan, where it is being released by Toho.
Producers are Yuichiro Saito and Nozomu Takahashi for Studio Chizu and Toshimi Tanio for Nippon TV.
- 4/28/2025
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy Award-nominated Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda‘s latest film, “Scarlet,” has landed a Dec. 12 domestic release date from Sony Pictures. The film centers on a brave princess who transcends time and space.
Hosoda’s previous feature films include “Digimon: The Movie” (2000), “One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island” (2005), “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” (2006), “Summer Wars” (2009), “Wolf Children” (2012), “The Boy and the Beast” (2015), and “Mirai” (2018), which was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards. “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” earned the inaugural Japan Academy Prize for Best Animation, while “Summer Wars” (2009) earned him an Annie Award nomination for Best Director and screened at the Berlin International Film Festival.
“Scarlet” follows Hosoda’s 2021 film “Belle”, which premiered at Cannes and became his highest-grossing film to date. “For more than 20 years, Hosoda has been refining a vision of the way that virtual realms extend, enhance and complicate modern life,...
Hosoda’s previous feature films include “Digimon: The Movie” (2000), “One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island” (2005), “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” (2006), “Summer Wars” (2009), “Wolf Children” (2012), “The Boy and the Beast” (2015), and “Mirai” (2018), which was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards. “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” earned the inaugural Japan Academy Prize for Best Animation, while “Summer Wars” (2009) earned him an Annie Award nomination for Best Director and screened at the Berlin International Film Festival.
“Scarlet” follows Hosoda’s 2021 film “Belle”, which premiered at Cannes and became his highest-grossing film to date. “For more than 20 years, Hosoda has been refining a vision of the way that virtual realms extend, enhance and complicate modern life,...
- 4/28/2025
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
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