Mononoke The Movie: Phantom in the Rain

Mononoke The Movie: Phantom in the Rain (劇場版モノノ怪唐傘, Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa) is a 2024 Anime Movie following up to the Mononoke Anime Series.

it was animated by EOTA, directed by Kenji Nakamura, composed by Taku Iwasaki, and it was released in Japan Theaters on July 26, 2024. An English Dub was produced by Iyuno, and was released on Netflix on November 28, 2024.

Synopsis

The Ōoku —

A harem swirling with intense emotions.

The Ōoku is where beautiful and talented women are gathered from all across the land to bear the heir of His Majesty, the ruler. At the same time, it is an important place that plays a crucial bureaucratic function. Stepping into this unusual society with its own rules are young newcomers Asa (Tomoyo Kurosawa) and Kame (Aoi Yuki). Blessed with both intelligence and beauty, Asa aims to improve her standing, while Kame searches for a sense of belonging in this place she has always dreamed of. On the day of their induction, these two girls of opposite personalities are forced to participate in a ceremony to become part of the group by sacrificing their most cherished belongings to the Water Goddess, a deity worshiped within the Ōoku. As a result of this event, a bond forms between the two girls.

The elder Utayama (Mami Koyama) oversees the women while prioritizing the prosperity and continuation of the Ōoku, but she conceals something behind her stony facade. Slowly, over time, something uncanny begins to envelop the women. As their powerful emotions accumulate each night, the strange sound of a spinning paper umbrella echoes from the shadows and the maidservants begin to lose their minds, as though they are possessed.

Eventually, a pivotal tragedy occurs. The Medicine Seller (Hiroshi Kamiya) proceeds to the heart of the Ōoku, but he cannot draw the Sacred Sword to exorcise the mononoke unless he learns the being’s “Form,” “Truth” and “Reason.” When the Medicine Seller uncovers the frightening and heartbreaking truth hidden in the Ōoku, the ceremony of exorcism and redemption begins.

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Medicine Seller	Hiroshi Kamiya	Crispin Freeman
Secondary Characters
	Asa	Tomoyo Kurosawa	Alejandra Reynoso
	Kame	Aoi Yūki	Abby Espiritu
	Utayama	Mami Koyama	Janet Borrus
	Kitagawa	Kana Hanazawa	Felecia Angelle
	Botan Ootomo	Haruka Tomatsu	Natalie Van Sistine
	Fuki Tokita	Yōko Hikasa	Ashely Biski
	Awashima	Yūko Kaida	Stephanie Sheh
	Mugitani	Yukana Nogami	Allegra Clark
	Saburomaru	Yūki Kaji	Brandon McInnis
	Hiramoto	Jun Fukuyama	Todd Haberkorn
	Sakashita	Daisuke Hosomi	Blythe Melin
	Tenshi (Emperor)	Miyu Irino	Ryan Colt Levy
	Hokuto Mizoragi	Kenjirō Tsuda	¿?
Recurring Characters
	Futsukazuki	Misaki Watada	Kira Buckland
	Mikazuki	Sae Hiratsuka	Ryan Bartley
	Take	Himika Akaneya	¿?
	Matsu	Ruriko Aoki	¿?
	Suma	Nanako Mori	¿?
	Kiyo	Yū Serizawa	Courtney Lin
	Kume	Miharu Hanai	¿?
	Tome	Mayu Sagara	¿?
	Fuku	Rena Maeda	¿?
	Chouju	Kimiko Saitō	¿?
	Sudo	Kōya Noda	Ryan Colt Levy
	Asanuma	Masaya Miyazaki	Jonathan Leon
	Kimura	Shinya Takahashi	¿?
	Elder Otomo	Kenyū Horiuchi	¿?
	Yoshimichi Tokita	Chō	¿?

Additional Voices[]

Notes[]

Due to the film being licensed by Netflix, the original Hong Kong dub cast from the anime series never reprised their roles.
- Crispin Freeman replaced Victor Lee as Medicine Seller.
This is Janet Borrus's debut anime role.
This is Abby Espiritu's first anime dub contribution at Iyuno Los Angeles.

Transmission via Streaming[]

Company	Date	Category	Format	Classification	Country
	November 28, 2024	Anime Films/ Films Distributed by Netflix	Digital	TBA	United States

External Links[]

Mononoke The Movie: Phantom in the Rain on the Internet Movie Database.
Mononoke The Movie: Phantom in the Rain (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.