The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji	バケモノの子
Literal meaning	The bakemono's child
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Bakemono no Ko
Directed by	Mamoru Hosoda
Written by	Mamoru Hosoda
Produced by	Yuichiro Saito Takuya Itō Atsushi Chiba Genki Kawamura
Starring	Shōta Sometani Aoi Miyazaki Kōji Yakusho Suzu Hirose Kazuhiro Yamaji Mamoru Miyano Kappei Yamaguchi Keishi Nagatsuka Kumiko Asō Haru Kuroki Sumire Morohoshi Momoka Ōno Masahiko Tsugawa Lily Franky Yo Oizumi
Edited by	Shigeru Nishiyama
Music by	Masakatsu Takagi
Production company	Studio Chizu
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	July 11, 2015 (2015-07-11)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥5.85 billion (Japan) $51.4 million (worldwide)[2][3]

The Boy and the Beast (Japanese: バケモノの子, Hepburn: Bakemono no Ko, lit. 'The bakemono's child')^[4] is a 2015 Japanese animated adventure fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda.^[5] The film stars the voices of Kōji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shōta Sometani, Suzu Hirose, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Mamoru Miyano, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keishi Nagatsuka, Kumiko Asō, Haru Kuroki, Sumire Morohoshi, Momoka Ōno, Masahiko Tsugawa, Lily Franky and Yo Oizumi. It was released on July 11, 2015.^[6] It won Animation of the Year at the 37th Japan Academy Prizes^[7] and grossed ¥5.85 billion at the Japanese box office.^[3]