Scarlet

Scarlet

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

Produced by Studio Chizu, Nippon Television Network Corporation

2025112 min7.0 / 10

A dark, metaphysically charged anime about a princess navigating a surreal afterlife realm, driven by vengeance and the existential threat of obliteration.

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?

Questions people ask

  • Is Scarlet sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Scarlet violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Scarlet scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does Scarlet end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Scarlet easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

71/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise64

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Scarlet

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Scarlet

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Scarlet, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Scarlet, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Scarlet, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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