When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations
Koji Yakusho
- Kumatetsu
- (voice)
- (as Kôji Yakusho)
Suzu Hirose
- Kaede
- (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
- Iozan
- (voice)
Sumire Morohoshi
- Chiko
- (voice)
Kumiko Asô
- Kyûta no haha
- (voice)
Masahiko Tsugawa
- Sôshi
- (voice)
Tadashi Nakamura
- Kenja
- (voice)
Baku Numata
- Kenja
- (voice)
Reiko Kusamura
- Kenja
- (voice)
Shinsuke Chikaishi
- Kenja
- (voice)
Storyline
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- TriviaWhen the whale moves through the city, one of the businesses that is shown is Starbuck's, which is named after a character from Moby Dick.
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- SoundtracksStarting Over
Courtesy of Mr.Children
Lyrics & Music by Kazutoshi Sakurai
Arranged by Mr.Children
Courtesy of Toy's Factory
Featured review
Anime movies have not died with Studio Ghibli.
Although I wouldn't place it up there with Wolf Children or even Summer Wars, The Boy and The Beast is another great film by Mamoru Hosada. The plot revolves around a beast who is on his way to becoming the grandmaster. He needs to beat one opponent to be crowned, but in order to do that he must also take in a protégé. This leads him to finding an orphan who has recently run away from home and is looking for a place to stay.
The relationship between these two becomes pretty standard, as it's reminiscent of 'Leon: The Professional'. Nevertheless, their rambunctious relationship is lovable. The film doesn't focus too much on 'the unconventional master' growing a heart and changing his ways, and I give it points for that.
The boy spends years living with the beast in the world of the beasts, so he doesn't have any human interaction while being trained until he ventures back out into the world where he befriends a human girl. This new found friend puts a strain on his relationship with the beast. But they are still there to support each other when it matters.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this movie. There wasn't anything that I found special in it, but if you like to see a pair of people missing something from themselves and finding it within, by learning from each other, then I would recommend this anime.
The relationship between these two becomes pretty standard, as it's reminiscent of 'Leon: The Professional'. Nevertheless, their rambunctious relationship is lovable. The film doesn't focus too much on 'the unconventional master' growing a heart and changing his ways, and I give it points for that.
The boy spends years living with the beast in the world of the beasts, so he doesn't have any human interaction while being trained until he ventures back out into the world where he befriends a human girl. This new found friend puts a strain on his relationship with the beast. But they are still there to support each other when it matters.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this movie. There wasn't anything that I found special in it, but if you like to see a pair of people missing something from themselves and finding it within, by learning from each other, then I would recommend this anime.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Cau Be Va Quai Thu
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $490,643
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $274,247
- Mar 6, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $49,781,599
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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