Introduction
You are not alone.
BELLE is the story about Suzu, a high school girl who loses her ability to sing after losing her mother at an early age. She then immerses herself in the highly popular online alternate reality of "U", where she quickly tops the music charts and becomes the songstress of the internet world. In this virtual reality, however, she must discover what really matters to her, muster the courage to overcome her troubles, and take a step towards the future.
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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.
＊Talk show will be held only on the December 14th session.
Special Feature
46005 Post-screening talk
Guest: Ryo Horibe