The Boy and the Beast (2015)

Movie · 119 min · Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy

IMDb 7.6/10 · TMDB 7.9/10

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

Plot

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 as Kumatetsu (voice)
• Aoi Miyazaki as Young Kyuta (voice)
• Shota Sometani as Teenage Kyuta (voice)
• Suzu Hirose as Kaede (voice)
• Lily Franky as Hyakushūbō (voice)
• Yo Oizumi as Tatara (voice)
• Kazuhiro Yamaji as Iozen (voice)
• Mamoru Miyano as Teenage Ichirohiko (voice)
• Kappei Yamaguchi as Teenage Jiromaru (voice)
• Haru Kuroki as Young Ichirohiko (voice)
• Momoka Ohno as Young Jiromaru (voice)
• Sumire Morohoshi as Chico (voice)

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