The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast (2015)

Starring Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shota Sometani
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

Runtime: 119 min.     Rating: 8.0         
BLU-RAY
DVD
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Action,Adventure,Animation,Drama,Fantasy
Keywords: parent child relationship,homelessness,training,coming of age,tokyo, japan,orphan,beast,surrogate father,father figure,shadow,father son reunion,anime,father son relationship,shibuya, tokyo
Cast
Koji Yakusho
   Kumatetsu (voice)
Aoi Miyazaki
   Kyuta (young, voice)
Shota Sometani
   Kyuta (teen, voice)
Suzu Hirose
   Kaede (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
   Iozen (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
   Ichirohiko (teen, voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
   Jiromaru (teen, voice)
Haru Kuroki
   Ichirohiko (young, voice)
Momoka Ohno
   Jiromaru (young, voice)
Sumire Morohoshi
   Chico (voice)
Keishi Nagatsuka
   Kyuta's Father (voice)
Kumiko Aso
   Kyuta's Mother (voice)
Masahiko Tsugawa
   Lord (voice)
Tadashi Nakamura
   Kenja (voice)
Baku Numata
   Kenja (voice)
Reiko Kusamura
   Kenja (voice)
Shinsuke Chikaishi
   Kenja (voice)
Narumi Akizuki
   (voice)
Shizuka Ishigami
   (voice)
Hajime Inoue
   (voice)
Hiroshi Iwasaki
   (voice)
Takashi Ukaji
   (voice)
Shigeru Ushiyama
   (voice)
Reika Uyama
   (voice)
Ode Nanako
   (voice)
Ayaka Onishi
   (voice)
Gao Ogawa
   (voice)
Shun Oguri
   (voice)
Usou Ozaki
   (voice)
Riki Kagami
   (voice)
Yutaka Katô
   (voice)
Seiya Kimura
   (voice)
Takuya Kurihara
   (voice)
Yûko Kuwabara
   (voice)
Takaaki Torashima
   (voice)
Naoto Kobayashi
   (voice)
Masahiro Kobayashi
   (voice)
Rino Kobayashi
   (voice)
Ippei Saito
   (voice)
Katsuhiko Sasaki
   (voice)
Makoto Sahara
   (voice)
Kazuaki Shimizu
   (voice)
Natsumi Sugino
   (voice)
Asami Seto
   (voice)
Shinya Takahashi
   (voice)
Yoji Tanaka
   (voice)
Mitsuki Tanimura
   (voice)
Katsumi Chou
   (voice)
Tetsuya Deguchi
   (voice)
Katsumi Toi
   (voice)
Doi Rena
   (voice)
Eiichirou Tokumoto
   (voice)
Megumi Toda
   (voice)
Kentarô Nakazawa
   (voice)
Hiroki Nakajima
   (voice)
Kumiko Nakane
   (voice)
Mao Noguchi
   (voice)
Takehiro Hasu
   (voice)
Fukiko Hara
   (voice)
Nozomi Fujiwara
   (voice)
Masaru Hotta
   (voice)
M·A·O
   (voice)
Hana Matsumoto
   (voice)
Yûko Maruyama
   (voice)
Shingo Mizusawa
   (voice)
Tomonori Mizuno
   (voice)
Ryô Mitsui
   Danshi kôkô-sei (voice)
Marie Miyake
   (voice)
Muto Shinpei
   (voice)
Tsuguo Mogami
   (voice)
Fumie Mori
   (voice)
Takumi Yamagata
   (voice)
Kanehira Yamamoto
   (voice)
Aoi Yuki
   (voice)
Sanae Yuki
   (voice)
Chizuru Lee
   (voice)
Taichi Masu
   Anaunsâ (voice)
Kyôko Gunji
   TV keizai nyûsu (voice)
Lily Franky
   Hyakushûbô (voice)
Yo Oizumi
   Tatara (voice)