The main visual, trailer, and additional cast for Mononoke the Movie: The Ashes of Rage have been unveiled. This film, the second installment in the Mononoke anime movie trilogy, is set to premiere in Japan on March 14, 2025.
Official Trailer:
Main Visual:
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Ryo Horikawa as Fujimaki
Naomi Kusumi as Katsunuma
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Suikoin
Yukana as Sayo
Atsumi Tanezaki as Sachiko
STAFF:
Director: Kenji Nakamura
Character designer: Kitsuneko Nagata
Animation character designer and chief animation director: Yuichi Takahashi
Visual director: Yoichi Senzui
Background art director: Akira Kuramoto
Background art director: Yoko Saito
Color designer: Kunio Tsujita
Music composer: Taku Iwasaki
Animation production: Crew-Cell
The Mononoke film was revealed during the 15th-anniversary event for the 2007 Mononoke series in June 2022, with an initial aim for release in 2023. Mononoke originates as a spin-off from the 2006 series Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales.
The anime, titled Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain, made its debut on Netflix on July 26, as described by the streaming platform:
In the chambers of the Edo harem, two newcomers uncover political intrigue, rivalry and a vengeful spirit only one traveling medicine seller can vanquish.
Crunchyroll describes the Mononoke series as:
In feudal Japan, evil spirits known as mononoke plague the countryside, leaving a trail of fear in their wake. One mysterious person has the power to slay the mononoke where they stand; he is known as the Medicine Seller, and he vanquishes the spirits using the power of his Exorcism Sword. In order to draw his sword he must understand the Form, Truth and Reason of the mononoke. Armed with a sharp wit, the Medicine Seller wanders from place to place, striking down the evil spirits in his wake.
Source: Official Website
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