Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” shows what hybrid animation can do: fluid battles, detailed facial expressions and a Shakespearean narrative painted on vast digital landscapes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/20/film/scarlet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #anime #mamoruhosoda #manaashida #masachikaichimura #kojiyakusho #masakiokada
Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ takes on ‘Hamlet’ with bold visual departure

The Oscar-nominated director re-imagines the Shakespearean tale as an animated quest through the afterlife.

The Japan Times