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Belle

Original title: Ryû to sobakasu no hime
  • 2021
  • K-12
  • 2h 1m
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7.1/10
15K
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Kaho Nakamura and Kylie McNeill in Belle (2021)
Suzu is a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters "U," a virtual world of 5 billion members on the Internet. There, she is not Suzu anymore but Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature. Together, they embark on a journey of adventures, challenges and love, in their quest to become who they truly are.
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Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online p... Read allSuzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.

  • Director
    • Mamoru Hosoda
  • Writer
    • Mamoru Hosoda
  • Stars
    • Kaho Nakamura
    • Ryo Narita
    • Shôta Sometani
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mamoru Hosoda
    • Writer
      • Mamoru Hosoda
    • Stars
      • Kaho Nakamura
      • Ryo Narita
      • Shôta Sometani
    • 188User reviews
    • 152Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 24 nominations

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    Kaho Nakamura
    • Suzu
    • (voice)
    • …
    Ryo Narita
    Ryo Narita
    • Shinobu Hisatake
    • (voice)
    • (as Ryô Narita)
    Shôta Sometani
    Shôta Sometani
    • Shinjiro Chikami
    • (voice)
    Tina Tamashiro
    Tina Tamashiro
    • Ruka Watanabe
    • (voice)
    Lilas Ikuta
    • Hiroka Betsuyaku
    • (voice)
    • (as Rira Ikuta)
    Ryôko Moriyama
    • Yoshitani
    • (voice)
    Michiko Shimizu
    • Kita
    • (voice)
    Fuyumi Sakamoto
    • Okumoto
    • (voice)
    Yoshimi Iwasaki
    • Nakai
    • (voice)
    Sachiyo Nakao
    • Hatanaka
    • (voice)
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Justian
    • (voice)
    Mamoru Miyano
    Mamoru Miyano
    • Muitaro Hitokawa
    • (voice)
    • …
    Sumi Shimamoto
    Sumi Shimamoto
    • Suzu's Mother
    • (voice)
    Kôji Yakusho
    Kôji Yakusho
    • Suzu's father
    • (voice)
    Ken Ishiguro
    Ken Ishiguro
    • Kei's Father
    • (voice)
    Ermhoi
    • Peggy Sue
    • (voice)
    • (as ermhoi)
    Hana
    • Tomo
    • (voice)
    • (as HANA)
    • …
    Mami Koyama
    Mami Koyama
    • Swan
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Mamoru Hosoda
    • Writer
      • Mamoru Hosoda
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    • Trivia
      Mamoru Hosoda and Jin Kim both had an admiration for each other's work. While Hosoda was attending the Oscar's ceremony for his film, Mirai no Mirai (2018) the two were able to meet for the first time. It was there the two said they would work together on a future project, which eventually became Belle.
    • Quotes

      Hiro: Nobody in their right mind would ever guess that Belle's user is actually a mousy nobody like you from some remote town!

    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Talkin' Trailers (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      U
      Performed by Millennium Parade (as millennium parade) & Kaho Nakamura (as Belle)

      Music and Lyrics by Daiki Tsuneta

    User reviews188

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    8/10
    The internet helps but also hurts
    This movie shows that at some point we will be completely dependent on the internet.

    The film manages to give a good approach that makes us interested in the story, this has a good development and has several messages about the dependence on the internet by allowing us to escape from our reality. It also tells us that being anonymous on the internet can lead us to believe our own lies, something that will consume us and end at some point. I don't like what it says about depositing our feelings and creating something on the internet will make us forget reality, I think that all of this will generate dependency and bring negative consequences. Although it highlights the importance of human relationships and how they help us prosper. The animation of the backgrounds and landscapes is very good, as well as the character development is good. Although the movie slows down a bit before reaching the end.

    It is a very enjoyable film, which manages to deliver the positive and the negative of the use of the internet and its dependence on the new generations.
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    • Mar 22, 2022

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    • Release date
      • February 18, 2022 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Site (Japan)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess
    • Production companies
      • Studio Chizu
      • BookWalker
      • Dentsu
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,018,313
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,565,658
      • Jan 16, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $64,666,502
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • IMAX 6-Track
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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