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The Boy and the Beast

2015·1h 59m·PG-13
DramaAdventureFantasyAnimationAction
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
29,978 votes
Metascore
65
Metacritic

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.

The Boy and the Beast is a 2015 drama adventure movie directed by Mamoru Hosoda, starring Aoi Miyazaki, Kôji Yakusho, Shôta Sometani. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 29,978 votes and runs 1h 59m.

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Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Stars
Aoi Miyazaki
Kôji Yakusho
Shôta Sometani
Suzu Hirose
Creators
Mamoru Hosoda
Details
2015-07-11
119 min
Movie
PG-13
★ Japan
★ Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Keywords
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