Where to Watch The Boy and the Beast
- Ted CartJuly 17, 2025About a teacher and a student who complete each other, but they'll never admit it. Fight scenes are spectacular - easy to follow, deliberately brief with only a few blows here and there (too many films devalue battle by extending the spectacle and losing the story). Strong characters, powerful message. Deeply personal and affecting. Hosoda's first solo screenplay and it's a knockout.
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The Boy and the Beast was released on July 11, 2015.
The Boy and the Beast was directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
The Boy and the Beast has a runtime of 1h 59m.
The Boy and the Beast was produced by Genki Kawamura, Atsushi Chiba, Yuichiro Sato, Seiji Okuda, Shinichirou Inoue, Masaya Yabushita, Riichirô Nakamura, Noboru Kashiwagi, Yoshio Nakayama, Yuka Saito, Minami Ichikawa, Takuya Ito.
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 key characters in The Boy and the Beast are Kumatetsu (voice) (Koji Yakusho), Young Kyuta (voice) (Aoi Miyazaki), Teenage Kyuta (voice) (Shota Sometani).
The Boy and the Beast is rated PG-13.
The Boy and the Beast is an Anime, Animation, Fantasy film.
The Boy and the Beast has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.
The Boy and the Beast has made $49.7M at the box office.