The Boy and the Beast

Nine-year-old Ren has recently lost his mother. With no news of his father and refusing to live with his legal guardians, Ren flees into the streets of Shibuya. Ren steals some food and sleeps in an alley, reminiscing the aftermath of his mother's funeral.

In the Beast Kingdom, the grandmaster has decided he will retire in order to reincarnate as a deity and names two potential successors: the popular Iōzen, who is also the father of two children, and the powerful Kumatetsu, who is lonely and lazy. The Grandmaster suggests that Kumatetsu find a disciple in hopes of inspiring him to succeed him.

MPAA Rating:	PG-13
Genre:	Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Drama
Country:	Japan
Produced By:	Takuya ItÔ, Shin'IchirÔ Inoue, Noboru Kashiwagi, Atsushi Chiba, Seiji Okuda, Kioytaka Waki, Daisuke Kadoya, Yuzuru Satou, Yuichiro Sato, Sei Itou, Yoshio Nakayama, Yuka Saito, Minami Ichikawa, RiichirÔ Nakamura, Tomoko Suzuki, Nozomu Takahashi, Masaya Yabushita, Genki Kawamura
Directed By:	Mamoru Hosoda
Written By:	Mamoru Hosoda
Cast:	Kappei Yamaguchi, Keishi Nagatsuka, Mamoru Miyano, Lily Franky, Suzu Hirose, Haru Kuroki, Shôta Sometani, Brittney Karbowski, Monica Rial, Luci Christian, Jessica Cavanagh, Sam Swanson, Morgan Berry, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Momoka Ohno, Chuck Huber, Sumire Morohoshi, Alex Organ, Steve Powell, Sean Hennigan, Aoi Miyazaki, Eric Vale, Masahiko Tsugawa, John Swasey, Kumiko Asô, Bryn Apprill, Kôji Yakusho, Yô ÔIzumi, Ian Sinclair, Austin Tindle, Josh Grelle
In Theaters:	Feb 02, 2016
Runtime:	1 hour 59 minutes
Production:	Bakemono no Ko Production Committee, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company (CTV), D.N. Dream Partners
Box Office:	$526,464
Available On:	Itunes, Netflix
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