Belle
竜とそばかすの姫
"You are no longer alone."
AnimationScience FictionDramaMusic
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.
🎬 DirectorMamoru Hosoda
📅 Release2021-07-16
🌍 CountryJapan
🗣 LanguageJapanese
🏢 StudioStudio Chizu, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu
🗳 Votes882
🔥 Popularity5
💵 Revenue$63,501,160
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🎭 Cast
Kaho Nakamura
Suzu Naito / Belle (voice)
Ryo Narita
Shinobu Hisatake (voice)
Shota Sometani
Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice)
Tina Tamashiro
Ruka Watanabe (voice)
Lilas Ikuta
Hiroka 'Hiro' Betsuyaku (voice)
Ryoko Moriyama
Yoshitani (voice)
Michiko Shimizu
Kita (voice)
Fuyumi Sakamoto
Okumoto (voice)
Yoshimi Iwasaki
Nakai (voice)
Sachiyo Nakao
Hatanaka (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Justin (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Muitaro Hitokawa / Guttokoraemaru (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Suzu's Mother (voice)
Koji Yakusho
Suzu's Father (voice)
Ken Ishiguro
Kei and Tomo's Father (voice)
🎥 Crew
Key Animation
Moaang
Key Animation
Hideki Takahashi
CGI Director
Ryo Horibe
Producer
Genki Kawamura
Background Designer
Almu Redondo
CGI Director
Yohei Shimozawa
Background Designer
Ross Stewart
Background Designer
Maria Pareja
Producer
Nozomu Takahashi
Background Designer
Alice Dieudonné
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
friendshipabusive fatherloveslice of lifedead mothersocial networkinner strengthanimeonline relationshipvirtual worldidolsubjective
💬 Reviews
Belle reimagines Beauty and the Beast as a tender exploration of identity, pain, and self-acceptance in the digital age. Suzu, a shy girl haunted by trauma, finds freedom through her virtual persona, Belle, whose voice reconnects her to the world she once feared. When she encounters the mysterious Beast, their bond becomes a mirror of their hidden wounds and longing to be understood. Through breat…
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