From visionary Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda (MIRAI, SUMMER WARS, WOLF CHILDREN) 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,” 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?

Loosely based on William Shakesepeare’s “Hamlet,” SCARLET features the voices of Mana Ashida, Masaki Okada, Koji Yakusho, Yutaka Matsushige, Kotaro Yoshida and Masachika Ichimura.

“‘Scarlet’ might be [Mamoru Hosoda]’s most narratively ambitious work to date, adapting and warping one of the most famous tales ever told, adding new layers of complexity, and centuries of new, invaluable context.” (The Wrap)

“What makes this adult animation so affecting is the writer-director’s commitment to fortifying his spectacle with a deep emotional undercurrent.” (Screen International)

“In an animated and loose adaption of Hamlet, Mamoru Hosoda gives us a female protagonist whose quest for vengeance takes her to the afterlife. Not as strong as the original, but beautifully animated in a style all its own.
” (Original Cin)

Wednesday, February 18
Doors 9:00 pm | Movie 9:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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SCARLET “Hateshinaki Sukâretto” (Mamoru Hosoda, 2025 / 118 mins / 14A / Japanese w. EST) A sword-wielding princess embarks on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father. She soon meets an idealistic young man who shows her the possibility of a future free of bitterness and rage.

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