The Boy and the Beast | バケモノの子 Animezing

Adventure | Fantasy

Presented by JICC, Embassy of Japan

28 OCT FRI., 6:30 PM JICC

Join us for a special Halloween "Animezing"!

Come in your Halloween scary costumes and
Trick-or-Treat at the JICC!


If The Boy And The Beast doesn't cast away any doubts that Hosoda Mamoru will become the new king of Japanese animation, I don't know what will.

TWITCH FILM


2016 Japan Academy Prize winner for Best Animated Film.

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 pair will be put to the 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.

Winner of Best Animated Film at the 2016 Japan Academy Prize. Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at the 2015 Philadelphia International Film Festival, Best Film at the 2015 San Sebastian International Film Festival, and Best Animated Feature at the 2016 Annie Awards.

Starring Aoi Miyazaki, Koji Ykusho, Shota Sometani, Suzu Hirose

Japanese w. English subtitles | Rated PG-13 | 120 min | 2015 | Dir. by Mamoru Hosoda

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