Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain
Seen it?2024 | 90 min | Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, fantasy fans and animation lovers. If you loved It Follows, start here.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling, feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: scary moments. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In the chambers of the Edo harem, two newcomers uncover political intrigue, rivalry and a vengeful spirit only one traveling medicine seller can vanquish.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 75K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kenji Nakamura
- Hiroshi KamiyaMedicine Seller (voice)
- Tomoyo KurosawaAsa (voice)
- Aoi YukiKame (voice)
- Kana HanazawaKitagawa (voice)
- Mami KoyamaUtayama (voice)
- Haruka TomatsuBotan Otomo (voice)
- Yoko HikasaFuki Tokita (voice)
- Yuhko KaidaAwashima (voice)
- YukanaMugitani (voice)
- Yuki KajiSaburomaru (voice)