Introduction
One day, lonely boy Kyuta wishes to become stronger and decides to become beast
Kumatetsu’s disciple. At first they do not get along but as they trained together, they grew together,and slowly developed a father-and-son relationship. This is a story of fathers who wish for the maturity of their children
©2015 THE BOY AND THE BEAST FILM PARTNERS
Director：Mamoru Hosoda
Born in Toyama in 1967, he joined Toei Doga (now Toei Animation) in 1991 and made his debut as a film director in 1999 with 'Digimon Adventure the Movie'. Later, as a freelance director, he released The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). In 2011, he set up his own animation film production company, Studio Chizu, and directed, wrote the script and wrote the original story for both Wolf Children (12) and The Boy And The Beast (2015). Mirai (2018) (director, screenplay and original story) was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards. BELLE (2021) (director, screenplay and original story) was selected for the Cannes Première section at the 74th Cannes International Film Festival.