Bakemono no ko
THE BOY AND THE BEAST
- Release Date
- July, 11th, 2015
- Running Time
- 119 min
- Genre
- Action/Adventure , Drama , Children/Family , Animation
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (DCP, Blu-ray, DVD, HDCAM)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- YAKUSHO Koji ── Kumatetsu
- MIYAZAKI Aoi ── Kyuta (9 years old)
- SOMETANI Shota ── Kyuta (17 years old)
- HIROSE Suzu ── Kaede
- Lily Franky ── Hyakushubo
- OIZUMI Yo ── Tatara
[ Staff ]
- HOSODA Mamoru ── Screenplay
- HOSODA Mamoru ── Original Story
- YAMASHITA Takaaki ── Animation Director
- NISHITA Tatsuzo ── Animation Director
- TAKAGI Masakatsu ── Music
[ Production Company ]
NTV, STUDIO CHIZU, KADOKAWA, TOHO, VAP, DENTSU, YOMIURI TELECASTING CORPORATION, D.N. dreampartners
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOHO
[ Production Studio ]
STUDIO CHIZU
[ Story ]
A feature-length animated film based on an original screenplay, created by Studio Chizu and Hosoda Mamoru, director of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, SUMMER WARS, and Wolf Children. A lonely boy unexpectedly becomes the disciple of abeast. Together, they become mature, and gradually create a strong bond equal to that of a true father-son relationship.
One day, a boy (voice: Miyazaki Aoi) meets a beast named Kumatetsu (voice: Yakusho Koji), and becomes his disciple out of a desire to grow stronger. He is given the new name "Kyuta," and the two enter a strange arrangement that involves living and training together.
[ Official Site ]
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
2015 Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF Kids
2015 San Sebastian International Film Festival, Competition
2015 Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Anima't
[ Contact (International) ]
STUDIO CHIZU LLP
30F, 1-6-1 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-7444
Rep: ITO Kyo (Nippon Television)
Attn: KIMURA Asuka (Nippon Television)
tel: +81 3 6215 3028
E-mail: kimura-a.stf@ntv.co.jp
