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Belle

Belle

You are no longer alone.

20217.62h 1m

Overview

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.

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Written by Mamoru Hosoda
Produced by Genki Kawamura, Nozomu Takahashi, Toshimi Tanio
Box Office0Revenue: $63.5M

Top Cast

Kaho Nakamura

Kaho Nakamura

Suzu Naito / Belle (voice)

Ryo Narita

Ryo Narita

Shinobu Hisatake (voice)

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice)

Tina Tamashiro

Tina Tamashiro

Ruka Watanabe (voice)

Lilas Ikuta

Lilas Ikuta

Hiroka 'Hiro' Betsuyaku (voice)

Ryoko Moriyama

Ryoko Moriyama

Yoshitani (voice)

Michiko Shimizu

Michiko Shimizu

Kita (voice)

Fuyumi Sakamoto

Fuyumi Sakamoto

Okumoto (voice)

Yoshimi Iwasaki

Yoshimi Iwasaki

Nakai (voice)

Sachiyo Nakao

Sachiyo Nakao

Hatanaka (voice)

Themes & Keywords

friendshipabusive fatherloveslice of lifedead mothersocial networkinner strengthanimeonline relationshipvirtual worldidolsubjective

About Belle

Belle is a animation, science fiction, drama, music film released in 2021 exploring themes of friendship, abusive father, love, slice of life, dead mother, social network. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda, it stars Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shota Sometani. 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.

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