The Boy and the Beast

Jul 11, 2015

1h 59m

★ 7.9

In a world of beasts, he found a family.

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Animation

Drama

Family

Fantasy

Production Companies

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

The Boy and the Beast Trailers

Cast

Kumatetsu (voice)

Koji Yakusho

Young Kyuta (voice)

Aoi Miyazaki

Teenage Kyuta (voice)

Shota Sometani

Kaede (voice)

Suzu Hirose

Hyakushūbō (voice)

Lily Franky

Tatara (voice)

Yo Oizumi

Iozen (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Teenage Ichirohiko (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Teenage Jiromaru (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Young Ichirohiko (voice)

Haru Kuroki

Young Jiromaru (voice)

Momoka Ohno

Chico (voice)

Sumire Morohoshi

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