The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast
  • Release date: 11 Jul 2015
  • Release year: 2015
  • Runtime: 119 minutes
  • Country: Japan
  • Keywords: beast, portal, homelessness, training, orphan, boy, coming of age, father figure, shibuya, shibuya tokyo
Plot:
The latest feature film from award-winning Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children): When Kyuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who's been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But when a deep darkness threatens to throw the human and beast worlds into chaos, the strong bond between this unlikely family will be put to ultimate test-a final showdown that will only be won if the two can finally work together using all of their combined strength and courage.
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