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Belle

Name: Belle
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Genre: Animation, Science Fiction, Drama, Music
Released: 2021-07-16
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shota Sometani, Tina Tamashiro, Lilas Ikuta

2021 · 2h 1m · Animation, Science Fiction, Drama, Music

IMDb 7.0 Metacritic 83 RT 95%

Watch it tonight if you're craving something visually stunning and emotionally ambitious—Mamoru Hosoda's *Belle* is a gorgeously animated journey through grief and self-discovery in a virtual world that actually has something to say. Skip it only if you need a light, breezy watch, because this one swings for the fences with its themes and won't let you coast.

Plot

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

Cast: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shota Sometani, Tina Tamashiro, Lilas Ikuta

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