Watch Order
0 / 7 watchedSeven features in release order. Each stands alone.
About Mamoru Hosoda
Mamoru Hosoda directs family fantasy for Studio Chizu about parents, siblings and online worlds. The run opens with The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), Summer Wars (2009) and Wolf Children (2012). It continues with The Boy and the Beast (2015), Mirai (2018) and Belle (2021). Scarlet (2025) opened November 21, 2025 in Japan with a US run from Sony Pictures Classics in December and February.
Each film resets cast and world, with no sequel to place. Early TV work like Digimon Our War Game and the One Piece Baron Omatsuri film sit outside this auteur run. Watch in release order to track the move from tight sci fi to big fantasy crowds.
Good to know
There is no continuity to solve, as no character returns across films. Release order shows the theme shift from time tricks to parenting most clearly. Wolf Children and Mirai pair well as parent stories, while Summer Wars and Belle pair as internet stories. Treat Scarlet as latest released, with the director active and no next title dated.
