The Boy and the Beast (2015)

• Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy

• 119 min

In a world of beasts, he found a family.

Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Casting: Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shota Sometani, Suzu Hirose, Lily Franky, Yo Oizumi, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Mamoru Miyano, Kappei Yamaguchi, Haru Kuroki, Momoka Ohno, Sumire Morohoshi, Keishi Nagatsuka, Kumiko Aso, Masahiko Tsugawa
Countries: Japan
Premiere: 2015-07-11
Status: Released

Tags: japan, parent child relationship, runaway, homelessness, training, portal, coming of age, tokyo, japan, orphan, beast, adult animation, surrogate father, father figure, shadow, father son reunion, succession, anime, father son relationship, disciple, shibuya, tokyo, adventure

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.