An enchanting if somewhat exhausting anime fable, “The Boy and the Beast” is the latest feature by writer-director Mamoru Hosoda (“The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”). The film will be presented locally both in its original Japanese-language version and a dubbed, English-language version.
animated action-adventure fantasy filmThe Boy and the Beast (Japanese: バケモノの子, Hepburn: Bakemono no Ko, literally "The bakemono's child") is a 2015 Japanese animated action-adventure fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
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The other thread begins when Ren learns he can return to his world: he develops a romance with bookworm Kaede (Suzu Hirose) while trying to bond with his estranged father. In Ren's first story, Kumatetsu is treated like a surrogate father, someone whose story plays a vital part in Ren's growth.
Kyuta slips into an alternate universe where he is raised by the bear-man, Kumatetsu. Kyuta is eventually thrust into an adventure that spans both worlds.The Boy and the Beast / Film synopsis
nine-year-oldThe Boy and the Beast is an animated Japanese movie. It's about a lonely nine-year-old orphan boy named Ren (voiced by Aoi Miyazaki) who prefers to wander the dangerous streets of Tokyo than live with distant relatives.
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JapaneseThe Boy and the Beast / LanguageJapanese is an East Asian language spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic language family, and its classification with other language families is unclear. Wikipedia
1h 59mThe Boy and the Beast / Running time
"Wolf Children" is what I consider a "feel-good" movie when life gets you down. I do recommend watching the original Japanese audio, but the English is pretty good, too.
4 book seriesThe Boy and the Beast (4 book series) Kindle Edition. Fleeing tragedy and mistreatment, a young boy named Ren hides among the crowds in Tokyo's busy Shibuya ward. His efforts to run away are more successful than he realizes when he ends up in the world of the beasts!