The Boy and the Beast
Original title: バケモノの子
“In a world of beasts, he found a family.”
7.9(1,632)PG-1320151h 59mJA
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
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.
japanparent child relationshiprunawayhomelessnesstrainingportalcoming of agetokyo, japanorphanbeastadult animationsurrogate father
Box office $49.7M
Cast
Koji Yakusho
Kumatetsu (voice)
Aoi Miyazaki
Young Kyuta (voice)
Shota Sometani
Teenage Kyuta (voice)
Suzu Hirose
Kaede (voice)
Lily Franky
Hyakushūbō (voice)
Yo Oizumi
Tatara (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Iozen (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Teenage Ichirohiko (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Teenage Jiromaru (voice)
Haru Kuroki
Young Ichirohiko (voice)
Momoka Ohno
Young Jiromaru (voice)
Sumire Morohoshi
Chico (voice)
