‘Belle’ Director Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ Sets 2025 Release via Sony

Director Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” has landed at Sony. The film will receive global distribution via Sony Pictures, with a U.S. theatrical release planned for winter 2025. Toho will handle Japanese theatrical distribution.

“Scarlet” centers on a princess who transcends time and space. Mamoru’s last film was 2021’s “Belle,” which premiered at Cannes to ecstatic reactions, and became his highest-grossing film to date. To say “Scarlet” is being highly anticipated by animation fans would be an understatement.

Mamoru was previously Oscar-nominated in the Best Animated Feature category for his eighth film, 2018’s “Mirai.” His other notable works include “The Boy and the Beast,” “Summer Wars,” and “Wolf Children.”