Feast your eyes on this exclusive scene from Oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai) and Studio Chizu’s anime feature film Belle ahead of its US theatrical release this Friday, January 14. (The GKIDS release began its select IMAX preview screenings on January 12.)
Watch our exclusive clip via the player above or the embed below.
Hosoda’s sci-fi fantasy film – inspired by the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast – is officially described as “a fantastical, heartfelt story of growing up in the age of social media.”
The official synopsis below sheds more light on Belle’s plot:
“Suzu is a shy, everyday high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters “U”, a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. \
One day, her concert is interrupted by a monstrous creature chased by vigilantes. As their hunt escalates, Suzu embarks on an emotional and epic quest to uncover the identity of this mysterious “beast” and to discover her true self in a world where you can be anyone.”
Belle played last year’s Cannes Film Festival prior to its theatrical release in Japan, where it became the country’s third highest-grossing film of 2021.
The English dub voice cast for Belle’s North American release includes Kylie McNeill, Paul Castro Jr., Ben Lepley, Jessica DiCicco, Manny Jacinto, Hunter Schafer, and The Boys’ Chace Crawford.
For more anime coverage, check out IGN’s picks for the 10 most anticipated anime of 2022 and find out what won IGN’s best anime of 2021.
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Watch our exclusive clip via the player above or the embed below.
Hosoda’s sci-fi fantasy film – inspired by the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast – is officially described as “a fantastical, heartfelt story of growing up in the age of social media.”
The official synopsis below sheds more light on Belle’s plot:
“Suzu is a shy, everyday high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters “U”, a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. \
One day, her concert is interrupted by a monstrous creature chased by vigilantes. As their hunt escalates, Suzu embarks on an emotional and epic quest to uncover the identity of this mysterious “beast” and to discover her true self in a world where you can be anyone.”
Belle played last year’s Cannes Film Festival prior to its theatrical release in Japan, where it became the country’s third highest-grossing film of 2021.
The English dub voice cast for Belle’s North American release includes Kylie McNeill, Paul Castro Jr., Ben Lepley, Jessica DiCicco, Manny Jacinto, Hunter Schafer, and The Boys’ Chace Crawford.
For more anime coverage, check out IGN’s picks for the 10 most anticipated anime of 2022 and find out what won IGN’s best anime of 2021.
Continue reading...