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Belle is the anime that Mamoru Hosoda has always wanted to make. The latest film from the director of Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and Mirai centers on the story of Suzu, a shy high school student who ...

Since Mamoru Hosoda’s anime movie Belle premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in July 2021 — just one day ahead of its Japanese opening — it’s become one of the year’s most anticipated anime movie ...

From the mind that brought you the award-winning films Mirai and Wolf Children, Mamoru Hosoda plans to bring another hit with his upcoming Belle anime movie. It was recently announced more actors have ...

Anime master Mamoru Hosoda makes movies that, even at their most elaborate, can reach such staggeringly emotional heights that they seem to break free of anything you’re prepared for in an animated ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Belle is the story of Suzu Naito, a "country bumpkin" living alone with her dad and still dealing with the trauma of losing her mom several ...

The upcoming anime film Belle by director Mamoru Hosoda is getting a North American theatrical release set for Winter 2021. Today, producer and distributor GKids announced it has acquired all North ...

The Academy-Award nominated Hosoda (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, Mirai) credits the Disney classic 1991 version of Beauty and The Beast as the reason he decided to stay in the anime ...

Belle is set to top $2 million Thurs.-Mon. on 1,326 screens, according to distributor GKIDS. With Saturday’s actuals, it said, the gross surpassed $1.2M, making it director Mamoru Hosoda’s highest ...

GKIDS announced on Friday that it will screen Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu's BELLE (Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, literally "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess") anime film and the anime film of Shogo ...