Academy Award-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda’s latest animated film, Scarlet, is set to hit theaters on December 12, with Sony Pictures handling its domestic release. The film follows a brave princess who journeys through time and space.
Hosoda, known for his distinctive animated storytelling, has built a celebrated career with films such as 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). Mirai was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards, while The Girl Who Leapt Through Time won the inaugural Japan Academy Prize for Best Animation.
Scarlet follows Hosoda’s 2021 hit Belle, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and became his highest-grossing film. Hosoda is praised for exploring how virtual worlds interact with and enhance modern life, with Belle noted for its vivid, expansive depiction of a virtual universe.
Sony Pictures is co-producing and co-financing Scarlet alongside Studio CHIZU and Nippon TV. The film will be distributed globally by Sony, while Toho handles its theatrical release in Japan. This marks the first collaboration between Sony Pictures and Studio CHIZU, the animation studio co-founded by Hosoda and producer Yuichiro Saito in 2011.
Fans of Hosoda’s visionary work can expect another imaginative adventure with Scarlet, further cementing his reputation as a leading figure in animated cinema.
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