Credits

Original title : Ryū to sobakasu no hime

Country : Japan

Year : 2021

Run time : 1hr20

Version : in Japanese, subtitled in Eng. and Fr.

Director : Mamoru Hosoda

Producers : Yuichiro Saito, Genki Kawamura, Nozamu Takahashi

Scenario : Mamoru Hosoda

Voices : Kaho Nakamura, takeru Satoh, Koji yakusho

Sales : Charades

Distribution : Wild Bunch

Filmography : Mirai (2018), The Boy and the Beast (2015), Wolf Children (2012), Summer Wars (2009), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005), Digimon: The Movie (2000)

Belle

In real life, Suzu is a teenager with complexes, stuck in a mountain town with her father. But in the virtual world of U, she becomes Belle, a music icon with a following of over 5 billion fans. A difficult double life for Suzu, which takes an unexpected turn when Belle meets the Beast, a creature both fascinating and frightening.

The director of Mirai has concocted a spectacular version 2.0 adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, through a teenager’s journey of initiation and reflections on internet driven connectivity in our societies.