{"rewrite":{"id":"r_817744e19b6644b5b16d9957","clusterId":"c_69e5ca5a85c98e32b7ded91d","slug":"netflix-sets-global-streaming-date-for-third-mononoke-film","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Netflix Sets Global Streaming Date for Third Mononoke Film","summary":"Netflix will stream Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent globally on September 29. The third installment in the Mononoke film trilogy opened in Japan on May 29. Netflix already streams the first two films. The release follows controversy over a cameo by original Medicine Seller voice actor Takahiro Sakurai.","whyItMatters":"The global streaming date brings the third Mononoke film to international audiences after a theatrical run complicated by the unannounced return of Takahiro Sakurai in a cameo role.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNetflix confirmed on Wednesday that it will stream Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent on September 29. The film, which opened in Japan on May 29, is the third installment in the Mononoke franchise\u0026#39;s film trilogy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe release follows a controversy that emerged after the film\u0026#39;s Japanese theatrical run. Theatergoers noticed that Takahiro Sakurai, who was replaced as the Medicine Seller in the trilogy, appeared in a cameo role as the original Medicine Seller. The staff had not announced the cameo or the recasting beforehand. Planning producer Koji Yamamoto apologized on X on June 5 and announced his retirement from producing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe franchise will continue with a new project featuring a third Medicine Seller, Ken no Tsurugi, voiced by Hirofumi Araki.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Netflix's global date for Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III lands four months after Japan. The gap lets international viewers catch up before the controversy around Takahiro Sakurai's cameo cools.","twitterPost":"Netflix sets Mononoke Chapter III for global streaming September 29, four months after Japan. The Sakurai cameo controversy will follow the film overseas.","threadsPost":"Netflix's global streaming date for Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III is September 29, four months after its Japanese release. That window means the controversy over Takahiro Sakurai's cameo will still be fresh for international audiences when the film arrives.","newsletterBlurb":"Netflix will stream the third Mononoke film globally on September 29. The release follows a controversy over an unannounced cameo by original voice actor Takahiro Sakurai.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-18/netflix-to-stream-3rd-mononoke-film-globally-on-september-29/.240709\",\"title\":\"Netflix to Stream 3rd Mononoke Film Globally on September 29\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4669,"outputTokens":558,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787115317,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T04:43:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-19T04:46:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T04:43:48.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_69e5ca5a85c98e32b7ded91d","canonicalTitle":"News\nNetflix to Stream 3rd Mononoke Film Globally on September 29","representativeArticleId":"a_420177f47423f7ab31347d3f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Mononoke\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-19T03:26:27.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-19T03:26:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T04:46:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-18/netflix-to-stream-3rd-mononoke-film-globally-on-september-29/.240709","title":"News\nNetflix to Stream 3rd Mononoke Film Globally on September 29"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Mononoke"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}