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Belle

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• Animation
• Adventure

• 2021
• Mamoru Hosoda
• 121 mins
• 12A

Summary

A shy student's life is changed forever when her online persona encounters a mysterious beast in a virtual world. Anime. In Japanese with subtitles.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Kevin Harley

Japanese director and animator Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai) reframes a familiar story to sumptuous effect in his virtual variant on Beauty and the Beast. Grieving for her late mother and shy at school, 17-year-old Suzu (Kaho Nakamura) finds solace in "U", a metaverse of idealised pop-star avatars and open-ended possibilities. When a raging "Dragon" (Takeru Satoh) disturbs her cyber-idyll, Suzu determines to find out if there might be someone sweet under this bruised beast's skin. Navigating digital environments and rural Japan with surface dazzle and immersive detail, Hosoda also brings depth and empathy to his comic-dramatic take on teenagers and social media. Even if he stumbles slightly during the darker twists, Hosoda steadies himself for a heart-stirring climax, where sound, image and feeling rapturously merge. With a multifaceted soundtrack boosting its emotional punch, Belle makes an old tale soar anew.

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7.0/10

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Cast

rolenameBelle / SuzuKaho NakamuraThe Creature / KeiTakeru SatohSuzu's FatherKoji YakushoHiroIkura ShinobuRyo NaritaKamishinShota SometaniLukaTina Tamashiro

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rolenameDirectorMamoru Hosoda

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Theatrical distributor

National Amusements

Released on

2022-02-04

Languages

Japanese

Formats

Colour

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