The Boy and the Beast(Movie, 2015)

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

PG-13

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

Rating: 4.0/5 (with 478 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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Awards & Nominations for The Boy and the Beast

Japan Academy 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.

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

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 26 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), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

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

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

Screenwriter: Mamoru Hosoda

Composer: Takagi Masakatsu

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

"Le garçon et la bête"

"Bakemono no Ko"

"Дитя чудовища"

Keywords: father son relationship, anime, coming of age, father son reunion, orphan, shadow, surrogate father, beast, homelessness, shibuya, tokyo, tokyo, japan, father figure, training, parent child relationship

Revenue: 490,643 USD

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