‘Scarlet’ Director Mamoru Hosoda Bridges East and West With His Most Ambitious Anime Feature to Date

In anime master Mamoru Hosoda’s latest feature, “Scarlet,” the innovative Japanese filmmaker looks West for inspiration: to Shakespearean themes, classic European fantasy and the tradition of Walt Disney princesses. In a sense, that makes it the mirror image of what’s fueling the headline-grabbing success of “KPop Demon Hunters,” the American-made, Asian-culture-imbued animated hit that just […]