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Scarlet

Seen it?

2025 | 112 min | Animation, Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Terminator 2: Judgment Day or Wrath of Man, start here.
The mood
Feel-good, mind-bending.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 52 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    72% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.9 out of 10

  • AwardsBelow par

    Won 1 Venice award: Venice International Film Festival: Fanheart3 Award – Nave d'Argento for Best OTP.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $2 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 363K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

  • Mana AshidaScarlet (voice)
  • Masaki OkadaHijiri (voice)
  • Yutaka MatsushigeCornelius (voice)
  • Kotaro YoshidaVoltemand (voice)
  • Koji YakushoClaudius (voice)
  • Masachika IchimuraAmulet (voice)
  • Yuki SaitoGertrude (voice)
  • Shota SometaniGuildenstern (voice)
  • Munetaka AokiRosencrantz (voice)
  • Kazuhiro YamajiPolonius (voice)