The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast

119 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy | July 11, 2015

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.

The Boy and the Beast

119 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy | July 11, 2015

The Boy and the Beast

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.

IMDb rating	7.6
Producers	Toho Company, Ltd., Dentsu, Kadokawa Pictures, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Fukuoka Broadcasting System (FBS), Hiroshima Telecasting (HTV), Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, VAP, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV), D.N. Dream Partners, Studio Chizu, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company
Original title	バケモノの子
Directors	Mamoru Hosoda
Writers	Mamoru Hosoda

Cast

Koji Yakusho

as Kumatetsu (voice)

Aoi Miyazaki

as Young Kyuta (voice)

Shota Sometani

as Teenage Kyuta (voice)

Suzu Hirose

as Kaede (voice)

Lily Franky

as Hyakushūbō (voice)

Yo Oizumi

as Tatara (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

as Iozen (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

as Teenage Ichirohiko (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

as Teenage Jiromaru (voice)

Haru Kuroki

as Young Ichirohiko (voice)

Momoka Ohno

as Young Jiromaru (voice)

Sumire Morohoshi

as Chico (voice)

Keishi Nagatsuka

as Kyuta's Father (voice)

Kumiko Aso

as Kyuta's Mother (voice)

Masahiko Tsugawa

as Lord (voice)