El niño y la bestia

Shibuya streets at dusk, neon lights reflected in a boy's eyes. A young runaway and a lonesome beast from a hidden world collide, sparking a series of unlikely lessons. Hosoda's coming-of-age tale balances fantasy and everyday life.

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Mamoru Hosoda directed El niño y la bestia in 2015. See Mamoru Hosoda's full filmography, where to start with Mamoru Hosoda, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mamoru Hosoda.

El niño y la bestia was released in 2015 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 119 minutes.