The Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain (Mononoke: Karakasa) is officially heading to Netflix sometime in the future. The movie was listed as a Netflix title in a breach that affected multiple series in August of this year.
The movie was animated by Studio EOTA with character designs by Kitsuneko Nagata, while Yuichi Takahashi served as the animation character designer and chief animation director. The staff also included:
- Original Score: Taku Iwasaki
- Background Art Designer: Youichi Katoono
- Background Art Director: Akira Kuramoto, Yoko Saito
- Color Designer: Kunio Tsujita
- Visual Director: Yoichi Senzui
- 3D Director: Kenichi Shirai
- Editor: Shigeru Nishiyama
- Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
A new movie, second out of three was announced in July. The second chapter to be released in Japanese theaters on March 14, 2025. Hiroshi Kamiya, who voiced Medicine Seller in the movie, was the first to hint about the sequel.
The Mononoke series began as a TV anime by Toei Animation. It aired for 12 episodes from July to September 2007. Kenji Nakamura directed it, with a screenplay by Ikuko Takahashi (episodes 1-2, 10-11) Chiaki Konaka (episodes 3-5, 8-9), Manabu Ishikawa (episodes 6-7), Michiko Yokote (episode 12). The series received four manga adaptations, the first one in 2008, the second titled Mononoke -Umibozu- in 2014, the third (Mononoke -Zashiki Warashi-) in 2015, and the fourth (Mononoke -Nue-) in 2016. Two stage play adaptations were also released.
Twin Engine describes the plot as:
Appearing out of nowhere where the Mononoke is born, he slashes, exorcises, calms, and saves the Mononoke—a mysterious man, the “Medicine Seller.” This time, Medicine Seller appears in the “Ooku” where women’s grudges swirl. What is the real nature of the “female grudges” that hide in the world of gorgeousness and majestic beauty, and the “Mononoke” that is born there?
Source: Netflix Official X (Twitter)
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