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The Boy and the Beast

Original title: バケモノの子

In a world of beasts, he found a family.

  • Movie
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • 1h 59m

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

7.9

TMDB audience rating
7.9 out of 10 from 1,667 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Koji Yakusho

    Koji YakushoKumatetsu (voice)

  • Aoi Miyazaki

    Aoi MiyazakiYoung Kyuta (voice)

  • Shota Sometani

    Shota SometaniTeenage Kyuta (voice)

  • Suzu Hirose

    Suzu HiroseKaede (voice)

  • Lily Franky

    Lily FrankyHyakushūbō (voice)

  • Yo Oizumi

    Yo OizumiTatara (voice)

  • Kazuhiro Yamaji

    Kazuhiro YamajiIozen (voice)

  • Mamoru Miyano

    Mamoru MiyanoTeenage Ichirohiko (voice)

  • Kappei Yamaguchi

    Kappei YamaguchiTeenage Jiromaru (voice)

  • Haru Kuroki

    Haru KurokiYoung Ichirohiko (voice)

  • Momoka Ohno

    Momoka OhnoYoung Jiromaru (voice)

  • Sumire Morohoshi

    Sumire MorohoshiChico (voice)

  • Keishi Nagatsuka

    Keishi NagatsukaKyuta's Father (voice)

  • Kumiko Aso

    Kumiko AsoKyuta's Mother (voice)

  • Masahiko Tsugawa

    Masahiko TsugawaLord (voice)

  • Reika Uyama

    Reika UyamaAdditional Voices (voice)

Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Writer
Mamoru Hosoda
Music
Masakatsu Takagi
Cinematography
Ryo Horibe