The official website of the Mononoke anime movie project revealed additional cast, new staff, trailer, and a teaser visual (pictured) for the third movie, subtitled Hebigami (Snake God), on Wednesday. The movie is scheduled to premiere in Japanese theatres on May 29, 2026.

Cast
Kawa: Mariko Honda (Kami no Tou)
Sandaime Midaidokoro: Miyuki Sawashiro (Kakegurui)
Tokiwai: Fumi Hirano (Kyoukai no Rinne)

Staff
Chief Director: Kenji Nakamura (Mononoke Movie 2: Hinezumi)
Director: Tomoaki Koshida (Ikebukuro West Gate Park) NEW
Screenplay: Yasumi Atarashi (Poketoon script)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Yuuichi Takahashi (Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song)
Art Director: Youko Saitou (Mawaru Penguindrum background art), Akira Kuramoto (Brothers Conflict)
Art Design: Youichi Katoono (Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi)
Art Supervision: Takashi Kurahashi (Gatchaman Crowds art director) NEW
3D Director: Kenichi Shirai (18if) NEW
Color Design: Kunio Tsujita (Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei)
Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Music: Taku Iwasaki (Kuroshitsuji)
Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki (Kemono Jihen)
Studio: Studio Kafka NEW, EOTA

Note: The staff denoted with the legend NEW are new in their respective roles

The first movie titled Mononoke Movie 1: Karakasa (Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain) premiered in Japanese theatres in July 2024 and the second movie, subtitled Dai ni Shou - Hinezumi (Chapter II - Fire Rat) was released on March 14.

Produced by Toei Animation, Mononoke, a spin-off of the 2006 anthology Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror (Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales) aired in 12 episodes in Summer 2007. Crunchyroll streamed the anime with subs and dubs in multiple languages.

Trailer


Source: animate Times