The Boy and the Beast

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The Boy and the Beast (2015)

PG-13 03/04/2016 (US) Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy 1h 59m

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In a world of beasts, he found a family.

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.

Mamoru Hosoda

Director, Writer

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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)
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A review by Reno

8.0

Written by Reno on March 24, 2016

Lost in one world, found in another.

My last anime movie was 'Giovanni Island' and I did not end up liking much. I thought that was a decent movie with an intense WWII story told through the Japanese children's perspective. Since then almost half a year passed and now I saw this from the director of 'Wolf Children'. That was his career best movie, so I think the director wanted to follow the same footstep. Thus he ended up making this one which was quite similar theme, except the sketches were not as cute as that.

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