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{{Short description|2024 film by Kenji Nakamura}}
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{{use American English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mononoke the Movie:<br/>{{no wrap|Phantom in the Rain}}
| image = Mononoke Paper Umbrella Film Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|kanji=劇場版「モノノ怪 唐傘」|revhep=Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa}}
| director = [[Kenji Nakamura]]
| screenplay =
| producer = {{ubl|Kōshō Satō|Yūki Sudō}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Mononoke (TV series)|Mononoke]]''|[[Toei Animation]]}}
| starring = {{plainlist|<!--- Credit per poster billing block. Total of fourteen.--->
*[[Hiroshi Kamiya]]
*[[Tomoyo Kurosawa]]
*[[Aoi Yūki]]
*[[Mami Koyama]]
*[[Kana Hanazawa]] 
*[[Haruka Tomatsu]] 
*[[Yoko Hikasa]] 
*[[Yūko Kaida]] 
*[[Yukana]] 
*[[Yuki Kaji]] 
*[[Jun Fukuyama]] 
*Daisuke Hosomi 
*[[Miyu Irino]] 
*[[Kenjiro Tsuda]]
}}
| cinematography =
| editing = Shigeru Nishiyama
| music = [[Taku Iwasaki]]
| studio = [[Twin Engine (company)|EOTA]]
| distributor = {{ubl|Giggly Box|Twin Engine}}
| released = {{film date|2024|7|26}}
| runtime = 89 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eiga.com/movie/97377/|script-title=ja:劇場版「モノノ怪 唐傘」|trans-title=Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain|date=July 12, 2024|website=eiga.com|language=ja|access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
}}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain'''''<ref name="Fantasia"/>|劇場版「モノノ怪 唐傘」|Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa|{{lit.}} "''Mononoke the Movie: Paper Umbrella''"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 2024 [[Anime|Japanese animated]] [[Supernatural film|supernatural]] [[psychological horror]] [[film]] directed by [[Kenji Nakamura]] based on the ''[[Mononoke (TV series)|Mononoke]]'' anime television series (2007), which in turn is a [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of ''[[Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales]]'' [[anthology series]] (2006), both created by [[Toei Animation]]. Produced by [[Twin Engine (company)|EOTA]] and co-distributed by Giggly Box and Twin Engine, ''Phantom in the Rain'' is the first part of the ''Mononoke'' trilogy film project.<ref name="Three Films"/> The film stars [[Hiroshi Kamiya]] as the voice of the Medicine Seller, alongside [[Tomoyo Kurosawa]], [[Aoi Yūki]], [[Mami Koyama]], [[Kana Hanazawa]], [[Haruka Tomatsu]], [[Yoko Hikasa]], [[Yūko Kaida]], [[Yukana]], [[Yuki Kaji]], [[Jun Fukuyama]], Daisuke Hosomi, [[Miyu Irino]] and [[Kenjiro Tsuda]]. ''Phantom in the Rain'' was released in Japan on July 26, 2024.<ref name="July Release">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-21/mononoke-anime-film-reveals-july-26-release-more-cast-full-title-in-new-teaser-trailer/.208987|title=Mononoke Anime Film Reveals July 26 Release, More Cast, Full Title in New Teaser Trailer|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=March 21, 2024|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>

[[Netflix]] acquired the streaming rights for the film, and was released worldwide on November 28, 2024.<ref name="Netflix"/> A sequel, ''Mononoke Second Chapter: Hinezumi'' is set to release in Japan on March 14, 2025, followed by an untitled third film.<ref name="Three Films"/>

==Synopsis==
A girl named Asa is trying to advance her career, while another named Kame is seeking her dream to participate in the [[Yuukaku|carnal workings]] of the [[Ōoku|Inner Chambers]]. As the elderly Utayama does her best to conceal its secrets, the Medicine Seller arrives and begins to unravel the horrifying and painful truth at the heart of the Inner Chambers.

==Voice cast==
{| class="wikitable"
! Character !! Japanese
!English
|-
| Medicine Seller || [[Hiroshi Kamiya]]
|[[Crispin Freeman]]
|-
| 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 Sistene
|-
| Fuki Tokita || [[Yoko Hikasa]] 
|Ashely Biski
|-
| Awashima || [[Yūko Kaida]] 
|[[Stephanie Sheh]]
|-
| Mugitani || [[Yukana]] 
|Allegra Clark
|-
| Saburomaru || [[Yuki Kaji]] 
|[[Brandon McInnis]]
|-
| Hiramoto || [[Jun Fukuyama]] 
|[[Todd Haberkorn]]
|-
| Sakashita || Daisuke Hosomi
|Blythe Melin
|-
| Tenshi (Emperor) || [[Miyu Irino]] 
|Ryan Colt Levy
|-
| Hokuto Mizoragi || [[Kenjiro Tsuda]] 
|
|-
| Futsukadzuki || [[Misaki Watada]] 
|[[Kira Buckland]]
|-
| Mikadzuki || 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 || Koya Noda
|Ryan Colt Levy
|-
| Asanuma || Masaya Miyazaki
|Jonathan Leon
|-
| Kimura || Shinya Takahashi
|
|-
|
|
|
|}

==Production==
In June 2022, it was announced that the ''[[Mononoke (TV series)|Mononoke]]'' [[Anime|anime series]] would receive a [[film adaptation]] in 2023, with [[Kenji Nakamura]] returning to direct the film, while [[Twin Engine (company)|EOTA]] handling the animation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-18/mononoke-anime-gets-new-film-in-2023-stage-play/.186791|title=Mononoke Anime Gets New Film in 2023, Stage Play|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=June 18, 2022|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref> In February 2023, EOTA announced that [[Takahiro Sakurai]], who voiced the character in the 2007 series, would not be reprising his role as the Medicine Seller. The role was recast to [[Hiroshi Kamiya]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hodgkins |first1=Crystalyn |title=Mononoke Anime Film Delayed, Takahiro Sakurai Will No Longer Reprise Medicine Seller Role |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-28/mononoke-anime-film-delayed-takahiro-sakurai-will-no-longer-reprise-medicine-seller-role/.195408 |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=Anime News Network |date=30 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/535477|title=「劇場版 モノノ怪」2024年夏に全国公開、薬売り役は神谷浩史|date=August 4, 2023|website=Comic Natalie|language=ja|access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref> Additional staff members were also revealed, with Yūichi Takahashi serving as a character designer from Kitsuneko Nagata's original character concept, and music composed by [[Taku Iwasaki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-04/mononoke-anime-film-teaser-reveals-hiroshi-kamiya-more-staff-2024-summer-release/.200967|title=Mononoke Anime Film's Teaser Reveals Hiroshi Kamiya, More Staff, 2024 Summer Release|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|date=August 4, 2023|website=AnimeNewsNetwork|access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref> In March 2024, [[Tomoyo Kurosawa]], [[Aoi Yūki]] and [[Mami Koyama]] was cast for the film.<ref name="July Release"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/3/21/mononoke-the-movie-anime-july-26-new-teaser-trailer|title=Mononoke the Movie Anime Prescribes July 26 Premiere Date With New Teaser Trailer|last=Harding|first=Daryl|date=March 21, 2024|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> In April of that year, more cast members were announced, along with [[Aina the End]] providing the theme song for the film, titled "Love Sick".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-01/mononoke-anime-film-trailer-unveils-more-cast-aina-the-end-theme-song/.210400|title= Mononoke Anime Film's Trailer Unveils More Cast, Aina The End's Theme Song|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=May 1, 2024|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref>

==Release==
The film was slated to release in 2023, but was later postponed to July 26, 2024.<ref name="July Release"/> It was also released in [[Montreal]] at the [[28th Fantasia International Film Festival]] the same month, where it won bronze in the animated film category.<ref name="Fantasia">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/fantasia-international-film-festival-bookworm-elijah-wood-1236024007/ |title=Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival Unveils 'Bookworm' Starring Elijah Wood as Opening Film, Plus Second Wave of Titles (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Carson |first=Lexi |website=Variety |date=June 6, 2024 |access-date=June 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606152923/https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/fantasia-international-film-festival-bookworm-elijah-wood-1236024007/ |archive-date=June 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cayanan |first1=Joanna |title=Ghost Cat Anzu, Mononoke Films Win at Fantasia Int'l Film Festival |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-08/ghost-cat-anzu-mononoke-films-win-at-fantasia-intl-film-festival/.214081 |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=Anime News Network |date=8 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> In September of the same year, [[Netflix]] acquired global streaming rights for the film, and released on November 28, 2024.<ref name="Netflix">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-26/netflix-to-stream-1st-mononoke-film/.216044|title=Netflix to Stream 1st Mononoke Film|last=Mateo|first=Alex|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 26, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
On its debut weekend, the film opened in 229 theaters, and ranked at #7 in the Japanese box office.<ref>{{cite news |title=ORICON NEWS：映画ランキング：『怪盗グルーのミニオン超変身』2週目に1位獲得、『デッドプール＆ウルヴァリン』『もし徳』など5本が初登場 |trans-title=Movie ranking: "Despicable Me 3" takes first place for the second week, while five films including "Deadpool & Wolverine" and "Moshidoku" make their debut |url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20240729/orc/00m/200/099000c |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=Mainichi Shimbun |date=29 July 2024 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Komatsu |first1=Mikikazu |title=Japan Box Office: Fourth Live-Action Kingdom Film Ranks Second in Third Weekend |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/7/30/fourth-kingdom-live-action-film-second-place-third-weekend-japan-box-office |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=Crunchyroll News |date=30 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hazra |first1=Adriana |title=1st Mononoke Film Opens at #7 at Japanese Box Office |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-02/1st-mononoke-film-opens-at-no.7-at-japanese-box-office/.213739 |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=Anime News Network |date=2 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
Matt Schley of ''[[The Japan Times]]'' gave the film 3 out of 5 star rating, as he praised the tone shift and making the film different from the television series, but also felt overwhelmed by its pacing, despite the 90 minute-length.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/07/26/film/mononoke-the-movie/|title='Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain': A fast and furious visual spectacle|last=Schley|first=Matt|date=July 26, 2024|website=[[The Japan Times]]|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref> Richard Eisenbeis of [[Anime News Network]] gave the film a solid A rating, and stated "Without its groundbreaking visuals, ''Mononoke The Movie: Karakasa'' would still be a film worth watching thanks to its mystery, suspense, and well-explored themes."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mononoke-the-movie/karakasa-anime-film/.213600|title=Mononoke The Movie: Karakasa Anime Film Review|last=Eisenbeis|first=Richard|date=July 26, 2024|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref> Susana Polo of ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' praised the film for its visuals, mystery, protagonist, and faithfulness to the format of the original anime series, but noted that it would be difficult for those who were not fans of the anime to enjoy the film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Polo |first1=Susana |title=Netflix’s new Mononoke movie Phantom in the Rain is gorgeous, but not for new fans |url=https://www.polygon.com/anime/484412/mononoke-the-movie-review-netflix-nakamura |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=1 December 2024 |date=28 November 2024}}</ref>

==Adaptations==
A [[light novel]] adaptation by Yasumi Atarashi was published by [[Kadokawa Shoten|Kadokawa]] in Japan on June 13, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOBK-2987169|title=Shosetsu Gekijo Ban Mononoke Karakasa (Kadokawa Bunko)|date=June 13, 2024|website=CD Japan|access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:小説『劇場版「モノノ怪 唐傘」』|trans-title=Novel Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten|Kadokawa]]|language=ja|date=June 13, 2024|isbn=978-4-041140-90-1}}</ref> A [[manga]] adaptation by Kitsuneko Nagata was serialized on ''[[Monthly Shōnen Sirius]]'' magazine on May 26, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-16/mononoke-anime-film-gets-manga-adaptation/.210815|title=Mononoke Anime Film Gets Manga Adaptation|last=Tai|first=Anita|date=May 16, 2024|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 26, 2024}}</ref>

==Sequels==
In July 2024, it was announced that a sequel was in production,<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Mononoke Anime Film Star Hiroshi Kamiya States He is Recording for '2nd Chapter'|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-27/mononoke-anime-film-star-hiroshi-kamiya-states-he-is-recording-for-2nd-chapter/.213640|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 27, 2024|access-date=July 27, 2024|archive-date=July 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727191904/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-27/mononoke-anime-film-star-hiroshi-kamiya-states-he-is-recording-for-2nd-chapter/.213640|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ja:神谷浩史、『モノノ怪』第二章は明日収録！｜シネマトゥデイ|trans-title=Kamiya Hiroshi, the second chapter of "Mononoke" will be recorded tomorrow!|url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0144123|work=Cinema Today|date=July 27, 2024|access-date=July 27, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> and later that month, it was announced that the ''Mononoke'' film project will have three films. The second film, titled {{nihongo foot|''Mononoke Second Chapter: Hinezumi'',|劇場版「モノノ怪 第二章 火鼠」|Gekijōban Mononoke Dainishō: Hinezumi|{{lit.}} "''Theatrical Feature Mononoke Second Chapter: Fire Rat''"|group=lower-alpha}} is set to be released on March 14, 2025.<ref name="Three Films">{{cite news|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Mononoke Film Project to Have 3 Films, 2nd Film Opens on March 14, 2025|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-28/mononoke-film-project-to-have-3-films-2nd-film-opens-on-march-14-2025/.213655|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 28, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2024|archive-date=July 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728101605/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-28/mononoke-film-project-to-have-3-films-2nd-film-opens-on-march-14-2025/.213655|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official site|https://www.mononoke-movie.com|Official movie site}} {{in lang|ja}}
*{{Netflix title}}
*{{Anime News Network|film|25858}}
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