Belle (2021)

July 16, 2021 (JP) • Animation, Science Fiction, Fantasy • 121m

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.

Director

Mamoru Hosoda

Writer

Mamoru Hosoda

Top Billed

Kaho Nakamura

Keywords

friendship abusive father love slice of life dead mother social network inner strength anime online relationship virtual world idol subjective

Where to watch

Free / Included

HBO Max Amazon Channel

Rent

Buy

Top Billed Cast

Kaho Nakamura

Suzu Naito / Belle (voice)

Ryo Narita

Shinobu Hisatake (voice)

Shota Sometani

Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice)

Tina Tamashiro

Ruka Watanabe (voice)

Lilas Ikuta

Hiroka 'Hiro' Betsuyaku (voice)

Ryoko Moriyama

Yoshitani (voice)

Michiko Shimizu

Kita (voice)

Fuyumi Sakamoto

Okumoto (voice)

Yoshimi Iwasaki

Nakai (voice)

Sachiyo Nakao

Hatanaka (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Justin (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Muitaro Hitokawa / Guttokoraemaru (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Suzu's Mother (voice)

Koji Yakusho

Suzu's Father (voice)

Ken Ishiguro

Kei and Tomo's Father (voice)

ermhoi

Peggie Sue (voice)

Hana Hope

Tomo / Angel (voice)

Takeru Satoh

Kei / Dragon (voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda

Jellinek (voice)

Mami Koyama

Swan (voice)

Mitsuru Miyamoto

Fox (voice)

Asami Miura

Announcer (voice)

Taichi Masu

Announcer (voice)

Keigo Hoshino

(voice)

Crew

Moaang

Key Animation

Hideki Takahashi

Key Animation

Ryo Horibe

CGI Director

Genki Kawamura

Producer

Almu Redondo

Background Designer

Yohei Shimozawa

CGI Director

Ross Stewart

Background Designer

Maria Pareja

Background Designer

Nozomu Takahashi

Producer

Alice Dieudonné

Background Designer

Toshimi Tanio

Producer

Tomm Moore

Background Designer

Jin Kim

Character Designer

Yuichiro Saito

Producer

Taisei Iwasaki

Sound Director

Manabu Kadono

Director of Photography

Julia Derungs

Key Animation

Nobuaki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Hibiki Ito

Executive Producer

Hiroyuki Aoyama

Animation Director

Taisei Iwasaki

Sound Recordist

Keiichi Sawa

Production Supervisor

Takaaki Yamashita

Animation Director

Harumi Takagi

Key Animation

Rie Sakurai

Online Editor

Yuka Saito

Executive Producer

Kei Machida

Director of Photography

Keiichiro Matsui

Key Animation

Taiki Konno

Key Animation

Ayaka Minami

Online Editor

Takeshi Kikuchi

Executive Producer

Nobutaka Ike

Art Direction

Jumi Lee

Director of Photography

Maki Sendo

Assistant Editor

Kinichi Ohkubo

Assistant Art Director

Taisei Iwasaki

Original Music Composer

Hiroyuki Aoyama

Character Designer

Kaho Nakamura

Theme Song Performance

Eric Wong

Production Design

Taisei Iwasaki

Music Director

Ludvig Forssell

Original Music Composer

Anri Jojo

Production Design

Yuta Bandoh

Original Music Composer

Satoshi Mashida

Casting Director

Taka Chiyo

Music Supervisor

Kageichi Akiya

Character Designer

Eisuke Imanishi

Casting Director

Tadaharu Sato

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Shigeru Nishiyama

Editor

Masatoshi Katsumata

Supervising Sound Editor

Osamu Mikasa

Color Designer

Daiki Tsuneta

Theme Song Performance

Kunihiko Morinaga

Costume Design

Megumi Shinozaki

Costume Design

Daisuke Iga

Costume Design

Taisuke Mamori

Assistant Director

Hitomi Haga

Background Designer

Yuuya Geshi

Key Animation

Yuu Kato

Key Animation

Mitsuho Seta

Key Animation

Yuka Koiso

Key Animation

Tamiko Kanamori

Background Designer

Toshiyuki Inoue

Key Animation

Keiko Shimizu

Key Animation

Hideki Hamasu

Key Animation

Naoki Kobayashi

Key Animation

Yasuhiro Yamane

Background Designer

Ryo Sasaki

CGI Director

Miharu Takahashi

Key Animation

Kumiko Kawana

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Terao

Key Animation

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Key Animation

Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru

Key Animation

Akiyo Okuda

Key Animation

Ryosuke Mizuno

Key Animation

Toya Oshima

Key Animation

Tomoko Tamaki

Key Animation

Takayuki Hamada

Key Animation

Manabu Tanzawa

Key Animation

Tsuyoshi Yoshioka

Key Animation

Takeshi Inamura

Key Animation

Yumika Akimoto

Key Animation

Naoya Wada

Key Animation

Kenji Hachizaki

Key Animation

Maho Takagi

Key Animation

Tomoyuki Nagase

Key Animation

Sanae Yamamoto

Key Animation

Kazutaka Ozaki

Key Animation

Kazuko Fukutomi

Key Animation

Kaoruko Nishiyama

Key Animation

Tadashi Sakazaki

Key Animation

Kitaro Kosaka

Key Animation

Yuka Matsumura

Key Animation

Noriyoshi Yamazaki

Key Animation

Hidenori Matsubara

Key Animation

Yuichi Karasawa

Key Animation

Hideki Takahashi

Key Animation

Atsuko Tanaka

Key Animation

Hisashi Matsumukou

Compositing Artist

Yoshie Ito

Compositing Artist

Hijiri Yamamoto

Compositing Artist

Nanae Hirabayashi

Compositing Artist

Xu Youru

Compositing Artist

Sota Mikami

Compositing Artist

Yuya Kimishima

Compositing Artist

Ryoga Nakashima

Compositing Artist

Masanobu Tsuchiya

Compositing Artist

Masaya Sakano

Compositing Artist

Takuya Yoshioka

Associate Producer

Mamoru Hosoda

Director

Shuichi Iseki

Key Animation

Kaho Nakamura

Vocals

Kaho Nakamura

Songs

Daiki Tsuneta

Main Title Theme Composer

MELRAW

Theme Song Performance

Shun Ishiwaka

Theme Song Performance

Ayatake Ezaki

Theme Song Performance

Kaname Hamaji

Theme Song Performance

Masahito Kawahara

Theme Song Performance

Mamoru Hosoda

Screenplay

Yuya Machida

Associate Producer

Kei Kushiyama

Associate Producer

Mami Okazaki

Associate Producer

Shuzo Kasahara

Associate Producer

Yohann Comte

Associate Producer

Mamoru Hosoda

Original Story

Reviews

Alunauwie

⭐ 7/10

November 11, 2025

Belle reimagines Beauty and the Beast as a tender exploration of identity, pain, and self-acceptance in the digital age. Suzu, a shy girl haunted by trauma, finds freedom through her virtual persona, Belle, whose voice reconnects her to the world she once feared. When she encounters the mysterious Beast, their bond becomes a mirror of their hidden wounds and longing to be understood. Through breathtaking visuals and emotionally charged music, Bel… read the rest.