The Boy and the Beast (2015)
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
In a world of beasts, he found a family.
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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Cast

Koji Yakusho Koji Yakusho As: Kumatetsu (voice)
Aoi Miyazaki Aoi Miyazaki As: Young Kyuta (voice)
Shota Sometani Shota Sometani As: Teenage Kyuta (voice)
Suzu Hirose Suzu Hirose As: Kaede (voice)
Lily Franky Lily Franky As: Hyakushūbō (voice)
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: In a world of beasts, he found a family.
Certification: PG-13

Details

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 11 July 2015

Country: JP

Runtime: 119m

Company Credits

Company: 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

Revenue: $49,714,378

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Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Kumatetsu (voice)

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

Young Kyuta (voice)

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Teenage Kyuta (voice)

Suzu Hirose

Suzu Hirose

Kaede (voice)

Lily Franky

Lily Franky

Hyakushūbō (voice)

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Tatara (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Iozen (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Teenage Ichirohiko (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Teenage Jiromaru (voice)

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

Young Ichirohiko (voice)

Momoka Ohno

Momoka Ohno

Young Jiromaru (voice)

Sumire Morohoshi

Sumire Morohoshi

Chico (voice)

Keishi Nagatsuka

Keishi Nagatsuka

Kyuta's Father (voice)

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Kyuta's Mother (voice)

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Lord (voice)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Mamoru Hosoda

Mamoru Hosoda

Original Story

Mamoru Hosoda

Mamoru Hosoda

Writer

Production Crew

Seiji Okuda

Seiji Okuda

Producer

Genki Kawamura

Genki Kawamura

Producer

Yuichiro Sato

Yuichiro Sato

Producer

Atsushi Chiba

Atsushi Chiba

Producer

Kiyotaka Waki

Kiyotaka Waki

Line Producer

Hitoshi Ito

Hitoshi Ito

Associate Producer

Daisuke Kadoya

Daisuke Kadoya

Executive Producer

Nozomu Takahashi

Nozomu Takahashi

Executive Producer

Yuzuru Satou

Yuzuru Satou

Associate Producer

Leititia Gokura

Leititia Gokura

Production Assistant

Satoshi Mashida

Satoshi Mashida

Casting

Masaya Yabushita

Masaya Yabushita

Producer

Yuka Saito

Yuka Saito

Producer

Minami Ichikawa

Minami Ichikawa

Producer

Shinichirou Inoue

Shinichirou Inoue

Producer

Riichirô Nakamura

Riichirô Nakamura

Producer

Yoshio Nakayama

Yoshio Nakayama

Producer

Noboru Kashiwagi

Noboru Kashiwagi

Producer

Tomoko Suzuki

Tomoko Suzuki

Associate Producer

Takuya Ito

Takuya Ito

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Daisuke Iga

Daisuke Iga

Costume Design

Sound

Masakatsu Takagi

Masakatsu Takagi

Original Music Composer

Kyoko Kitahara

Kyoko Kitahara

Music Producer

Mr.Children

Mr.Children

Theme Song Performance

Yoshio Obara

Yoshio Obara

Recording Supervision

Yuji Akazawa

Yuji Akazawa

Sound Effects

Masaru Ohgawara

Masaru Ohgawara

Foley Artist

Kenji Ashimoto

Kenji Ashimoto

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Kazutaka Ozaki

Kazutaka Ozaki

Key Animation

Takaaki Yamashita

Takaaki Yamashita

Animation Director

Osamu Mikasa

Osamu Mikasa

Color Designer

Prashant Arora

Prashant Arora

Visual Effects Technical Director

Hiroyuki Aoyama

Hiroyuki Aoyama

Key Animation

Megumi Kagawa

Megumi Kagawa

Key Animation

Tatsuya Tomaru

Tatsuya Tomaru

Key Animation

Kenji Hachizaki

Kenji Hachizaki

Key Animation

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Key Animation

Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi

Key Animation

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Key Animation

Ryo Horibe

Ryo Horibe

CGI Director

Mamoru Hosoda

Mamoru Hosoda

Character Designer

Toshiyuki Inoue

Toshiyuki Inoue

Key Animation

Ayako Hata

Ayako Hata

Key Animation

Yasumi Ogura

Yasumi Ogura

Key Animation

Takayuki Hamada

Takayuki Hamada

Key Animation

Takeshi Honda

Takeshi Honda

Key Animation

Takeshi Inamura

Takeshi Inamura

Key Animation

Hiroko Minowa

Hiroko Minowa

Key Animation

Tadashi Sakazaki

Tadashi Sakazaki

Key Animation

Shunsuke Hirota

Shunsuke Hirota

Key Animation

Akira Honma

Akira Honma

Key Animation

Shinji Otsuka

Shinji Otsuka

Key Animation

Hideki Hamasu

Hideki Hamasu

Key Animation

Ei Inoue

Ei Inoue

Key Animation

Masahiko Kubo

Masahiko Kubo

Key Animation

Ai Takashi

Ai Takashi

Key Animation

Daisuke Iga

Daisuke Iga

Character Designer

Kitaro Kosaka

Kitaro Kosaka

Key Animation

Tatsuzo Nishita

Tatsuzo Nishita

Animation Director

Takeshi Koike

Takeshi Koike

Key Animation

Camera

Ryo Horibe

Ryo Horibe

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Takashi Omori

Takashi Omori

Art Direction

Yohei Takamatsu

Yohei Takamatsu

Art Direction

Yoichi Nishikawa

Yoichi Nishikawa

Art Direction

Yuka Nitta

Yuka Nitta

Background Designer

Miho Tokita

Miho Tokita

Background Designer

Kiyoshi Sameshima

Kiyoshi Sameshima

Background Designer

Youichi Watanabe

Youichi Watanabe

Background Designer

Kosuke Hayashi

Kosuke Hayashi

Background Designer

Kaori Hino

Kaori Hino

Background Designer

Ryoko Ina

Ryoko Ina

Background Designer

Osamu Nakajima

Osamu Nakajima

Background Designer

Hiroshi Ohno

Hiroshi Ohno

Background Designer

Yumi Ishii

Yumi Ishii

Background Designer

Kurumi Katayama

Kurumi Katayama

Background Designer

Katsushi Aoki

Katsushi Aoki

Background Designer

Yoshikazu Fukutome

Yoshikazu Fukutome

Background Designer

Junko Ina

Junko Ina

Background Designer

Hiroshi Sato

Hiroshi Sato

Background Designer

Yoji Takeshige

Yoji Takeshige

Background Designer

Naomi Kasugai

Naomi Kasugai

Background Designer

Akira Yamakawa

Akira Yamakawa

Background Designer

Anri Jojo

Anri Jojo

Art Designer

Hitoshi Nagasaki

Hitoshi Nagasaki

Background Designer

Kazuo Oga

Kazuo Oga

Background Designer

Akemi Higashi

Akemi Higashi

Background Designer

Ayae Kanbe

Ayae Kanbe

Background Designer

Hisako Akagi

Hisako Akagi

Background Designer

Michiko Taniguchi

Michiko Taniguchi

Background Designer

Shiho Yanase

Shiho Yanase

Background Designer

Harumi Yanoki

Harumi Yanoki

Background Designer

Kazuyuki Hashimoto

Kazuyuki Hashimoto

Background Designer

Tomotaka Kubo

Tomotaka Kubo

Background Designer

Akane Iwakuma

Akane Iwakuma

Background Designer

Yu Xuan Liu

Yu Xuan Liu

Background Designer

Satoko Nakamura

Satoko Nakamura

Background Designer

Sayaka Hirahara

Sayaka Hirahara

Background Designer

Kikuyo Yano

Kikuyo Yano

Background Designer

Other Crew

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