The Boy and the Beast
In a world of beasts, he found a family.
2015
Rated
PG-13
119
minutes
Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Directed By:
Mamoru Hosoda
Starring:
Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shota Sometani, Suzu Hirose, Lily Franky, Yo Oizumi, Kappei Yamaguchi, Haru Kuroki
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.
Language
Japanese
Release Date
July 11, 2015
Revenue
$49,714,378
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)
Keishi Nagatsuka
Kyuta's Father (voice)
Kumiko Aso
Kyuta's Mother (voice)
Masahiko Tsugawa
Lord (voice)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Costume & Make-Up
Production
Minami Ichikawa
Producer
Genki Kawamura
Producer
Seiji Okuda
Producer
Nozomu Takahashi
Executive Producer
Shinichirou Inoue
Producer
Takuya Ito
Producer
Hitoshi Ito
Associate Producer
Kiyotaka Waki
Line Producer
Yuka Saito
Producer
Atsushi Chiba
Producer
Tomoko Suzuki
Associate Producer
Riichirô Nakamura
Producer
Yoshio Nakayama
Producer
Masaya Yabushita
Producer
Noboru Kashiwagi
Producer
Satoshi Mashida
Casting
Yuzuru Satou
Associate Producer
Daisuke Kadoya
Executive Producer
Yuichiro Sato
Producer
Leititia Gokura
Production Assistant
Art
Kazuo Oga
Background Designer
Yoji Takeshige
Background Designer
Satoko Nakamura
Background Designer
Hiroshi Ohno
Background Designer
Kazuyuki Hashimoto
Background Designer
Shiho Yanase
Background Designer
Michiko Taniguchi
Background Designer
Kosuke Hayashi
Background Designer
Hisako Akagi
Background Designer
Naomi Kasugai
Background Designer
Tomotaka Kubo
Background Designer
Takashi Omori
Art Direction
Yoichi Nishikawa
Art Direction
Ryoko Ina
Background Designer
Yoshikazu Fukutome
Background Designer
Anri Jojo
Art Designer
Junko Ina
Background Designer
Kikuyo Yano
Background Designer
Akemi Higashi
Background Designer
Miho Tokita
Background Designer
Sayaka Hirahara
Background Designer
Kiyoshi Sameshima
Background Designer
Katsushi Aoki
Background Designer
Akira Yamakawa
Background Designer
Yumi Ishii
Background Designer
Yohei Takamatsu
Art Direction
Akane Iwakuma
Background Designer
Hitoshi Nagasaki
Background Designer
Kurumi Katayama
Background Designer
Osamu Nakajima
Background Designer
Kaori Hino
Background Designer
Yuka Nitta
Background Designer
Harumi Yanoki
Background Designer
Hiroshi Sato
Background Designer
Youichi Watanabe
Background Designer
Ayae Kanbe
Background Designer
Yu Xuan Liu
Background Designer
Editing
Sound
Mr.Children
Theme Song Performance
Yoshio Obara
Recording Supervision
Masaru Ohgawara
Foley Artist
Masakatsu Takagi
Original Music Composer
Yuji Akazawa
Sound Effects
Kyoko Kitahara
Music Producer
Visual Effects
Takeshi Koike
Key Animation
Mamoru Hosoda
Character Designer
Hiroyuki Aoyama
Key Animation
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Takaaki Yamashita
Animation Director
Takeshi Honda
Key Animation
Kenji Hachizaki
Key Animation
Hideki Takahashi
Key Animation
Shinji Otsuka
Key Animation
Kitarou Kousaka
Key Animation
Atsuko Tanaka
Key Animation
Takeshi Inamura
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Key Animation
Ayako Hata
Key Animation
Tatsuya Tomaru
Key Animation
Ai Takashi
Key Animation
Tatsuzo Nishita
Animation Director
Akira Honma
Key Animation
Osamu Mikasa
Color Designer
Kazutaka Ozaki
Key Animation
Ei Inoue
Key Animation
Tadashi Sakazaki
Key Animation
Daisuke Iga
Character Designer
Hiroko Minowa
Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Shunsuke Hirota
Key Animation
Takayuki Hamada
Key Animation
Masahiko Kubo
Key Animation
Yasumi Ogura
Key Animation
Ryo Horibe
CGI Director
Prashant Arora
Visual Effects Technical Director
Writing
Camera