Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Mamoru Hosoda’s The Boy and The Beast is coming to select theaters in the US on August 18 for one day only. The Studio Chizu-produced film is 119 minutes long, and it will be screening in Japanese with English subtitles. Tickets are also available now at Fandango.
The Boy and The Beast is part of Crunchyroll Anime Nights, a new theatrical program that features new and previously released anime episodes and films. On October 20, fans can catch Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved in theaters as part of Crunchyroll Anime Nights, followed by an OVERLORD 10th anniversary celebration.
Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the film, courtesy of Crunchyroll:
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.
