The Italian release date of BELLE by Mamoru Hosoda

Finally we have the release date of BELLE original name: Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime, literally: The freckled princess and the dragon), ninth film directed by one of the greatest contemporary directors, Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, The Boy and the Beast, Wolf Children, Summer War and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time).

When will we be able to see BELLE? Anime Factory, Koch Media's specialized label, in collaboration with Wonder Pictures will bring the film to Italian cinemas starting January 20, 2022.

About BELLE by Mamoru Hosoda

Di what is BELLE talking about? Created by Studio Chizu under the direction of Mamoru Hosoda, the film is a touching coming-of-age tale about family ties, the love between parents and children and a friendship that transcends species and the bonds between our lives.

This is the plot:

Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student, lives in the countryside of Kochi Prefecture with her father, after losing her mother at a young age. Her premature loss made Suzu close in on herself and she distanced her from her father and from the thing she most loved to do: singing. After realizing that writing music is her only purpose in her life, Suzu discovers a virtual world known as [U], where she takes on the role of Belle, an avatar that quickly allows her to become a singer of. world famous. Suddenly a mysterious creature, a dragon, appears in front of her and together, they embark on a journey full of adventures, challenges and love, in search of their true nature.

Ryō Narita plays Shinobu Hisatake, Shōta Sometani is Shinjirō Chikami, Tina Tamashiro plays Ruka Watanabe and Rira Ikuta (vocalist of the YOASOBI duo making her debut as a voice actress) is Hiroka Betsuyaku.

As for the staff members we have Takaaki Yamashita (Digimon Adventure: Bokura no War Game) as animation director for the segments of the film set in the virtual world "U", Hiroyuki Aoyama (Mirai) as director animation and character designer for real world segments, Nobutaka Ike (Satoshi Kon film) as background art director, Anri Jojo (Summer Wars "Oz" world art design) takes care of the art setting and Ryo Horibe and Yohei Shimozawa (Summer Wars) are the CGI directors. Taisei Iwasaki (Blood Blockade Battlefront, Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan, The Naked Director) is the musical director and composer of the film.

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