Last night, Australian anime distributor Madman Entertainment started streaming the English-subtitled trailer for The Boy and The Beast. According to the distributor’s Twitter account, the film will hit Australian cinemas “soon.”
From #MamoruHosoda, the director of #WolfChildren & #SummerWars comes #TheBoyAndTheBeast. Coming soon to cinemas. https://t.co/3JpfNDZnHQ
— Crunchyroll Store Australia (@shopcrunchyau) April 22, 2015
The Boy and The Beast is the latest film from Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children). The film is scheduled for a July 11 début in Japanese cinemas.
On April 12, the film received an official cast list, an official trailer and a 30-second teaser. The confirmed cast for the film is as follows:
- Kumatetsu: Kōji Yakusho
- Kyūta (Child): Aoi Miyazaki
- Kyūta (Adolescent): Shōta Sometani
- Kaede: Suzu Hirose
- Grand Master: Masahiko Tsugawa
- Monk Momoaki: Lily Franky
- Tatara: Yo Oizumi
- Iōzan: Kazuhiro Yamaji
- Ichirōhiko (Young): Haru Kuroki
- Ichirōhiko (Older): Mamoru Miyano
- Jirōmaru (Young): Momoka Ohno
- Jirōmaru (Old): Kappei Yamaguchi
- Chiko: Sumire Morohoshi
- Kyūta’s Father: Keishi Nagatsuka
- Kyūta’s Mother: Kumiko Asou
Since its announcement, the film has received two pieces of key art, which you can check out below:
