Belle

2021 121 min ★ 7.6 Animation, Science Fiction, Fantasy

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.

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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)

Details

Director

Mamoru Hosoda

Screenplay

Mamoru Hosoda

Tagline

"You are no longer alone."

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Revenue

$63,501,160

Production

Studio Chizu, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, TOHO, KADOKAWA, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, BookWalker, NTT Docomo, Lawson Entertainment, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, movic

Reviews

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Alunauwie

November 11, 2025

★ 7/10

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 breat...