

The Boy and the Beast
In a world of beasts, he found a family.
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.
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1,660 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $49.7M
- Language
- Japanese
- japan
- parent child relationship
- runaway
- homelessness
- training
- portal
- coming of age
- tokyo, japan
- orphan
- beast
- adult animation
- surrogate father
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereFantastic Fest7 Nov 2015
- Theatrical (limited)PG-134 Mar 2016
- Theatrical (limited)Crunchyroll Anime Nights16 Aug 2025
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG3 Mar 2016
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical71 Dec 2016
FranceFR
- PremiereParis International Fantastic Film Festival21 Nov 2015
- TheatricalU13 Jan 2016
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1211 Jul 2016
- Physical1229 Jul 2016
Hong KongHK
- Theatrical31 Dec 2015
- Theatrical (limited)4k restoration25 Dec 2025
HungaryHU
- PremiereAnilogue International Animation Festival27 Nov 2016
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT1215 Apr 2016
ItalyIT
- Theatrical (limited)10 May 2016
JapanJP
- TheatricalG11 Jul 2015
NetherlandsNL
- PremiereImagine Filmfestival14 Apr 2016
RomaniaRO
- Theatrical22 Jan 2016
Frequently asked questions
The Boy and the Beast was released on 11 July 2015.
Audience reviews
1- R8/10
Reno
3/24/2016
> Lost in one world, found in another. My last anime movie was 'Giovanni Island' and I did not end up liking much. I thought that was a decent movie with an intense WWII story told through the Japanese children's perspective. Since then almost half a year passed and now I saw this from the director of 'Wolf Children'. That was his career best movie, so I think the director wanted to follow the same footstep. Thus …
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