The Boy and the Beast (2015)

Original title

バケモノの子

Directed by

Mamoru Hosoda

Genre

supernatural anime, coming-of-age film, fantasy anime

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 1,618 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely boy runs away to a fantasy world of animal-like beasts. He trains under a gruff bear-like creature to become a warrior and finds a new family.

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What happens

The Boy and the Beast (Japanese: バケモノの子, Hepburn: Bakemono no Ko; lit. 'The bakemono's child') is a 2015 Japanese animated adventure fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda. The film stars the voices of Kōji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shōta Sometani, Suzu Hirose, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Mamoru Miyano, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keishi Nagatsuka, Kumiko Asō, Haru Kuroki, Sumire Morohoshi, Momoka Ōno, Masahiko Tsugawa, Lily Franky and Yo Oizumi. It was released on July 11, 2015. It won Animation of the Year at the 37th Japan Academy Prizes and grossed ¥5.85 billion at the Japanese box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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