Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet to hit UK Cinemas on December 12th

Academy Award nominee and director of Belle and Wolf Children, Mamoru Hosoda is set to have his latest film, Scarlet, released in UK cinemas on December 12th according to the Odeon cinema listings.

While the film was scheduled for that date in the US, we've been waiting to see the film's intended date for the UK. 

Scarlet has been created by Studio CHIZU, which was established in April 2011 by the director Mamoru Hosoda and producer Yuichiro Saito to develop film projects and "to challenge new motifs, themes, and expressions, and to create a new map in the land of animated films, where there are still infinite possibilities."

Trailer:

Synopsis (via IMDB):

A murdered princess awakens in a realm between life and death. Racing against time in a world of chaos, she must defeat her father's killer and reach a mythical sanctuary before her soul vanishes forever.

You can find out more as well as keep yourself up-to-date by checking out the official Scarlet website.