The Boy and the Beast
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
- Year: 2015
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Studio: Nippon Television Network Corporation, Studio Chizu, TOHO, VAP, dentsu, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, D.N. Dream Partners, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, KADOKAWA, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company
- Keyword: japan, parent child relationship, runaway, homelessness, training, portal, coming of age, tokyo, japan, orphan, beast, adult animation, surrogate father, father figure, shadow, father son reunion, succession, anime, father son relationship, disciple, shibuya, tokyo, adventure
- Director: Mamoru Hosoda
- Cast: Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shota Sometani, Suzu Hirose, Lily Franky, Yo Oizumi
