The Boy and the Beast (2015) (バケモノの子)
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.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Writers: Mamoru Hosoda
Cast
Koji Yakusho
Kumatetsu (voice)
Aoi Miyazaki
Young Kyuta (voice)
Shota Sometani
Teenage Kyuta (voice)
Suzu Hirose
Kaede (voice)
Lily Franky
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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)
Crew
- Original Music Composer: Masakatsu Takagi
- Art Direction: Takashi Omori
- Music Producer: Kyoko Kitahara
- Director: Mamoru Hosoda
- Theme Song Performance: Mr.Children
- Producer: Genki Kawamura
- Producer: Atsushi Chiba
- Producer: Yuichiro Sato
- Art Direction: Yoichi Nishikawa
- Art Direction: Yohei Takamatsu
- Producer: Seiji Okuda
- Editor: Shigeru Nishiyama
About
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.
Official Videos
Official Trailer [Subtitled]
Official Trailer 2 [Subtitled]
English Clip - Apprentice and Master
English Clip - Battle of the Beasts
English Clip - An Encounter in the Human World
English Clip - Lost in Jutengai
