The Boy and the Beast Releases in Japanese Theaters

Mamoru Hosoda's The Boy and the Beast releases in Japanese theaters, an original story about an orphaned boy in Shibuya who is taken in and trained by a gruff warrior beast in a hidden world.

Studio Chizu movie (1 hr. 59 min.), aired Jul 11, 2015^[1]
Follows nine-year-old Ren (Kyuuta), who wanders into the beast realm of Shibuten from Shibuya and becomes the disciple of the warrior Kumatetsu^[1]
Earned over 5.8 billion yen, Japan's second highest-grossing domestic film of 2015; won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for an Annie Award^[1]
Scored 8.22 on MyAnimeList by 241,918 users, ranked #420^[1]

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The Boy and the Beast Releases in Japanese Theaters
myanimelist.net· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Jul 11, 2015· 100% of score
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