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The Boy And The Beast Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

In a world of Beasts, he found a family.

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Apr. 17, 2016

The Boy And The Beast

Release Date: Friday, March 4, 2016 Limited

Aoi Miyazaki, Yo Oizumi, Koji Yakusho, Mamoru Hosoda, Shōta Sometani, Suzu Hirose, Luci Christian, Monica Rial, John Swasey, Bryn Apprill, Alex Organ, Eric Vale

PG-13 Adventure 1 hr, 59 m

  • 3.9

87%

13%

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
The Boy and The Beast ("Bakemono no Ko" in Japanese) tells the story of Kyuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, who stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts. He's taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who's been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But when a deep darkness threatens to throw the human and beast worlds into chaos, the strong bond between this unlikely family will be put to the ultimate test—a final showdown that will only be won if the two can finally work together using all of their combined strength and courage.
Cited as official plot version from funimationfilms.com
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Boy And The Beast.

Crew Behind the Film

The The Boy And The Beast behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Mamoru Hosoda last directed Belle and Mirai. The film's writer Mamoru Hosoda last wrote Belle and Mirai.

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Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some violence
Runtime
1 hr, 59 m
Tagline
In a world of Beasts, he found a family.
Also known as
Not available
Language
Japanese<br /> English (subtitled)<br /> English

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Production Details

What we know about the The Boy And The Beast movie production.

Key Facts

  • The nationwide theatrical release of The Boy and The Beast will be the first time the English dub will be available to the general public. Prior to that, the film screened with English subtitles and only at a handful of film festivals in North America.
  • The English dub was developed closely with Hosoda to ensure the voice cast matched both his vision and direction for the film.
  • Theatergoers will be able to purchase tickets to watch either the original Japanese language version (with English subtitles), the new English dub version produced by Funimation, or both.
  • Animation By Studio Chizu.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Boy And The Beast was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, March 4, 2016. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Zootopia, London Has Fallen and The Other Side of the Door. As a limited release, The Boy And The Beast was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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Sun., Apr. 17, 2016

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for some violence

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