If you loved Children Who Chase Lost Voices, try The Boy and the Beast

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Children Who Chase Lost Voices

2011 · dir. Makoto Shinkai

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The Boy and the Beast

2015 · dir. Mamoru Hosoda

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Children Who Chase Lost Voices, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

bittersweetforeign gemtender

What The Boy and the Beast is

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.

If you loved Children Who Chase Lost Voices, try The Boy and the Beast

Children Who Chase Lost Voices

The Boy and the Beast

What they share

What The Boy and the Beast is

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