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Feature film — 2015

The Boy and the Beast (2015)

7.91h 59mAction — Adventure — Animation — Drama — Family — Fantasy

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.

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A high-signal pick with 1,664 votes.

Nippon Television Network Corporation / Studio Chizu / TOHO / VAP / dentsu / Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation / D.N. Dream Partners / Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company / Miyagi Television Broadcasting / Shizuoka Daiichi Television / Hiroshima Telecasting / Fukuoka Broadcasting System / KADOKAWA / Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company

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Director: Mamoru Hosoda

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Cast & crew

Koji Yakusho as Kumatetsu (voice)

Koji Yakusho

Kumatetsu (voice)

Aoi Miyazaki as Young Kyuta (voice)

Aoi Miyazaki

Young Kyuta (voice)

Shota Sometani as Teenage Kyuta (voice)

Shota Sometani

Teenage Kyuta (voice)

Suzu Hirose as Kaede (voice)

Suzu Hirose

Kaede (voice)

Lily Franky as Hyakushūbō (voice)

Lily Franky

Hyakushūbō (voice)

Yo Oizumi as Tatara (voice)

Yo Oizumi

Tatara (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji as Iozen (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Iozen (voice)

Mamoru Miyano as Teenage Ichirohiko (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Teenage Ichirohiko (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi as Teenage Jiromaru (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Teenage Jiromaru (voice)

Haru Kuroki as Young Ichirohiko (voice)

Haru Kuroki

Young Ichirohiko (voice)

Momoka Ohno as Young Jiromaru (voice)

Momoka Ohno

Young Jiromaru (voice)

Sumire Morohoshi as Chico (voice)

Sumire Morohoshi

Chico (voice)

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