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Mamoru Miyano, Kenjirō Tsuda, Michio Hazama, Toshio Furukawa join cast of film




On Wednesday, the team behind Scarlet, directed by Mamoru Hosoda at Studio Chizu, revealed additional voice actors who will be joining the film's cast.

The newly announced cast members are (from left to right):

- Michio Hazama as the elder leader of a caravan who aids Scarlet
- Mamoru Miyano as one half of a gravedigger duo who appear in Scarlet 's dream
- Kenjirō Tsuda as the other half of the gravedigger duo
- Toshio Furukawa as an innkeeper


Miyano has played three characters in Hosoda films, including those in The Boy and The Beast and BELLE. Tsuda has also appeared in two Hosoda films, following his roles in BELLE. Additionally, Hazama and Furukawa are making their first appearances in a Hosuda film with this new project.

The release date for the film in North America has been pushed back from its original plan of opening on December 12th in the US, to an early 2026 release date. However, it is still scheduled to have an awards-qualifying run this year in North America.

The film will open in Japan on November 21.

The film had its world debut at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 4-5. It was also shown as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival during its 50th anniversary, with four screenings from September 10-12. Lastly, it will be shown at the New York Film Festival on October 7 and 8.

Sony Pictures describes the film:

From visionary Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda (MIRAI) comes a powerful, time-bending animated adventure about SCARLET, a medieval-era, sword fighting princess on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father. After failing at her mission and finding herself gravely injured in the Otherworld that exists somewhere between life and death, she encounters an idealistic young man from our present day who not only helps her to heal but shows her the possibility of a future free of bitterness and rage. When confronted again by her father's killer, Scarlet faces her most daunting battle: can she break the cycle of hatred and find meaning in life beyond revenge?

Mana Ashida stars as the princess Scarlet and Masaki Okada as Hijiri, a nurse from modern Japan.

The cast also includes:

- Yutaka Matsushige as Cornelius, an influential aide of Claudius
- Kōtarō Yoshida as Voltemand, an aide of Claudius who leads the knights
- Kōji Yakusho as Claudius, whose conspiracy led Scarlet onto her quest for vengeance
- Masachika Ichimura as Amulet, Scarlet's father
- Yūki Saitō as Gertrude, Scarlet's mother who assists Claudius in his conspiracy
- Shōta Sometani as Guildenstern
- Munetaka Aoki as Rosencrantz, a vassal of Claudius who targets Scarlet
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Polonius, an aide of Claudius who watches over Scarlet's movements
- Tokio Emoto as Laertes
- Kayoko Shiraishi as a mysterious old woman
- Noa Shiroyama as a girl whom Scarlet encounters in "The Land of the Dead"


Several characters from this work have the same names as those found in William Shakespeare's Hamlet play.

Hosoda is both directing and writing the script for this movie, as well as being credited for its original work. According to him, this film will not use traditional 2D animation or Hollywood-style CG. Instead, he aims for a completely new visual style. He mentioned that this movie will have a distinct feel from his previous works and will include both action and romance elements. Lastly, he stated that this movie is based on a well-known global classic.

According to Yūichirō Saitō, the movie will be distributed globally. In Japan, TOHO is handling the release, while Sony Pictures is in charge of the international distribution. Additionally, Sony Pictures has invested in the production of the movie.

According to Natalie Comic, Hosoda's films have typically been released in Japan during summer. However, this new film will have its premiere in winter instead.


Sources: Studio Chizu 's X/Twitter account ( link ) , Comic Natalie ( link )