The Boy and the Beast(Movie, 2015)

Name: The Boy and the Beast
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Kids & Family
Released: 2015
Duration: T01:59:00
Rating: 4

Original title: "バケモノの子" (Japanese/JA)

PG-13

| 1h 59min | Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Kids & Family, Fantasy

Rating: 4.0/5 (with 655 votes)

The Boy and the Beast (Japanese: バケモノの子, Hepburn: Bakemono no Ko, literally "The bakemono's child") is a 2015 Japanese animated action-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. ()

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 1h 59min

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Amazon Instant Video

Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

Apple / iTunes Store

Duration: 1h 59min

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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for The Boy and the Beast

Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year

About The Boy and the Beast

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

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Trailer for The Boy and the Beast + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer(Trailer, 1:35)

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.bakemono-no-ko.jp

Production country: Japan

Made by: Dentsu Inc., Toho Company, Kadokawa Pictures, Studio Chizu, Fukuoka Broadcasting System (FBS), Miyagi Television Broadcasting, D.N. Dream Partners, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV), Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), Hiroshima Telecasting (HTV), Shizuoka Daiichi Television, VAP, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 30 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 03/04/2016 (World premiere: 07/11/2015)

Voice Actor: Kōji Yakusho, Shōta Sometani, Aoi Miyazaki, Suzu Hirose, Yō Ōizumi, Lily Franky, Masahiko Tsugawa, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Mamoru Miyano, Haru Kuroki, Kappei Yamaguchi, Sumire Morohoshi, Keishi Nagatsuka, Kumiko Asō, John Swasey, Eric Vale, Luci Christian, Matti Klemm, Christian Zeiger, Luisa Wietzorek, Thierry Hancisse, Suliane Brahim

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

Screenwriter: Mamoru Hosoda

Composer: Masakatsu Takagi

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Der Junge und das Biest"

"El niño y la bestia"

"Le garçon et la bête"

"Bakemono no Ko"

"Дитя чудовища"

"ศิษย์มหัศจรรย์ กับ อาจารย์พันธุ์อสูร"

"เดอะ บอย แอนด์ เดอะ บีสท์"

Keywords: portal, homelessness, father son reunion, tokyo, japan, training, shibuya, tokyo, surrogate father, runaway, japan, succession, orphan, parent child relationship, disciple, shadow, father son relationship

Revenue: 49,714,378 USD

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The Boy and the Beast(Movie, 2015)

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