The Boy and the Beast (2015)

Action
Adventure
Animation
Drama
Family
Fantasy

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.

Cast

Kumatetsu (voice)
Koji Yakusho
Young Kyuta (voice)
Aoi Miyazaki
Young Jiromaru (voice)
Momoka Ohno
Chico (voice)
Sumire Morohoshi
Kyuta's Father (voice)
Keishi Nagatsuka
Kyuta's Mother (voice)
Kumiko Aso
Lord (voice)
Masahiko Tsugawa
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

Crew

Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Producer
A Atsushi Chiba
Producer
Genki Kawamura
Producer
S Seiji Okuda
Producer
Y Yuichiro Sato
Art Direction
Y Yoichi Nishikawa
Art Direction
Y Yohei Takamatsu
Executive Producer
D Daisuke Kadoya
Executive Producer
N Nozomu Takahashi
Associate Producer
H Hitoshi Ito
Associate Producer
Y Yuzuru Satou
Costume Design
Daisuke Iga
Editor
S Shigeru Nishiyama
Line Producer
Kiyotaka Waki
Recording Supervision
Y Yoshio Obara
Writer
Mamoru Hosoda
Producer
Minami Ichikawa
Producer
Shinichirou Inoue
Producer
N Noboru Kashiwagi
Producer
R Riichirô Nakamura
Producer
Y Yoshio Nakayama
Producer
Y Yuka Saito
Associate Producer
T Tomoko Suzuki
Producer
M Masaya Yabushita
Director of Photography
R Ryo Horibe
Casting
S Satoshi Mashida
Art Designer
A Anri Jojo
Color Designer
O Osamu Mikasa
Sound Effects
Y Yuji Akazawa
Visual Effects Technical Director
P Prashant Arora
CGI Director
R Ryo Horibe
Background Designer
H Hisako Akagi
Background Designer
K Katsushi Aoki
Key Animation
H Hiroyuki Aoyama
Background Designer
Y Yoshikazu Fukutome
Key Animation
K Kenji Hachizaki
Key Animation
T Takayuki Hamada
Key Animation
H Hideki Hamasu
Background Designer
K Kazuyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Ayako Hata
Background Designer
K Kosuke Hayashi
Background Designer
A Akemi Higashi
Background Designer
Kaori Hino
Background Designer
S Sayaka Hirahara
Key Animation
S Shunsuke Hirota
Key Animation
T Takeshi Honda
Key Animation
A Akira Honma
Character Designer
Mamoru Hosoda
Character Designer
Daisuke Iga
Key Animation
T Takeshi Inamura
Background Designer
J Junko Ina
Background Designer
R Ryoko Ina
Key Animation
E Ei Inoue
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Inoue
Background Designer
Y Yumi Ishii
Background Designer
A Akane Iwakuma
Key Animation
M Megumi Kagawa
Background Designer
A Ayae Kanbe
Background Designer
N Naomi Kasugai
Background Designer
K Kurumi Katayama
Key Animation
H Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Key Animation
Takeshi Koike
Key Animation
M Masahiko Kubo
Background Designer
T Tomotaka Kubo
Key Animation
Kitarou Kousaka
Background Designer
Y Yu Xuan Liu
Key Animation
H Hiroko Minowa
Background Designer
H Hitoshi Nagasaki
Background Designer
O Osamu Nakajima
Background Designer
S Satoko Nakamura
Animation Director
T Tatsuzo Nishita
Background Designer
Y Yuka Nitta
Background Designer
Kazuo Oga
Key Animation
Y Yasumi Ogura
Background Designer
H Hiroshi Ohno
Key Animation
K Kazutaka Ozaki
Key Animation
T Tadashi Sakazaki
Background Designer
K Kiyoshi Sameshima
Background Designer
H Hiroshi Sato
Key Animation
H Hideki Takahashi
Key Animation
A Ai Takashi
Background Designer
Yoji Takeshige
Key Animation
A Atsuko Tanaka
Background Designer
M Michiko Taniguchi
Background Designer
M Miho Tokita
Key Animation
T Tatsuya Tomaru
Background Designer
Y Youichi Watanabe
Background Designer
A Akira Yamakawa
Animation Director
T Takaaki Yamashita
Background Designer
S Shiho Yanase
Background Designer
K Kikuyo Yano
Background Designer
H Harumi Yanoki
Key Animation
S Shinji Otsuka
Producer
T Takuya Ito
Foley Artist
M Masaru Ohgawara
Original Music Composer
M Masakatsu Takagi
Art Direction
T Takashi Omori
Music Producer
K Kyoko Kitahara
Theme Song Performance
Mr.Children
Original Story
Mamoru Hosoda
Production Assistant
L Leititia Gokura