Belle

Original title: Ryû to sobakasu no hime

20212021
PGPG
2h 1m

Ryû to sobakasu no hime (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(voice)
- Ryô Narita(voice)
- Shôta Sometani(voice)

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Releases January 14, 2022

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Teaser Trailer

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Suzuas Suzu
(voice)
…

Shinobu Hisatakeas Shinobu Hisatake
(voice)

Shôta Sometani

Shinjiro Chikamias Shinjiro Chikami
(voice)

Ruka Watanabeas Ruka Watanabe
(voice)

Hiroka Betsuyakuas Hiroka Betsuyaku
(voice)
(as Rira Ikuta)

Ryôko Moriyama

Yoshitanias Yoshitani
(voice)

Michiko Shimizu

Kitaas Kita
(voice)

Fuyumi Sakamoto

Okumotoas Okumoto
(voice)

Yoshimi Iwasaki

Nakaias Nakai
(voice)

Hatanakaas Hatanaka
(voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Justianas Justian
(voice)

Suzu's Motheras Suzu's Mother
(voice)

Suzu's fatheras Suzu's father
(voice)

Kei's Fatheras Kei's Father
(voice)

Peggy Sueas Peggy Sue
(voice)
(as ermhoi)

Tomoas Tomo
(voice)
(as HANA)
…

Ryuas Ryu
(voice)

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Suzu is a shy, everyday 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 gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. One day, her concert is interrupted by a monstrous creature chased by vigilantes. As their hunt escalates, Suzu embarks on an emotional and epic quest to uncover the identity of this mysterious "beast" and to discover her true self in a world where you can be anyone.

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Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for thematic content, violence, language and brief suggestive material
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

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.

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

Top review

8/10

a beautiful retelling of a claasic story

Beautifull story with amazing new aspects added to the orginal tale. I love the use of heavy subjects in combination with the light-hearted art style. The only thing that i didn't like was the outragous ammount of detail that was used in this movies. I think it is rather pesonal but i honestly made my eyes hurt a bit because i couldn't focus on one thing. The music however was just outright gorgeuos, instead of hurting my eyes, it made them cry.

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Release date
- January 14, 2022 (United States)
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
See more company credits at IMDbPro

Gross worldwide
- $57,689,510

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
2 hours 1 minute
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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