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Summary:

Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U," a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.

Contributors:

Hosoda, Mamoru, 1967- , film director, screenwriter

Saito, Yuichiro , film producer

Kawamura, Genki, 1979- , film producer

Takahashi, Nozomu, 1960- , film producer

Tanio, Toshimi , film producer

Ishiguro, Hiroyuki , animation producer

Nakamura, Kaho , voice actor

Narita, Ryō, 1993- , voice actor

Sometani, Shōta, 1992- , voice actor

Tamashiro, Tina , voice actor

Ikuta, Lilas , voice actor

Yakusho, Kōji , voice actor

Ishiguro, Ken , voice actor

Satō, Takeru, 1989- , voice actor

Crawford, Chace, 1985- , voice actor

Jacinto, Manny , voice actor

McNeill, Kylie , voice actor

Schafer, Hunter , voice actor

Lee, Jumi , director of photography

Kadouno, Manabu , director of photography

Shimozawa, Yohei , director of photography

Nishiyama, Shigeru , editor of moving image work

Forssell, Ludvig , composer

Bandoh, Yuta , composer

Hazama, Miho , composer

Sutajio Chizu (Production company) , presenter, production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Nihon Terebi , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Shout! Factory (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

Japanese
English
Spanish

Language Notes:

Japanese or English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles.

Included Works:

Belle (Motion picture)

Belle (Motion picture) (English)

Subjects:

High school students — Juvenile drama

Bashfulness in children — Juvenile drama

Villages — Juvenile drama

Avatars (Virtual reality) — Juvenile drama

Virtual reality — Juvenile drama

Singers — Juvenile drama

Dragons — Juvenile drama

Japan — Juvenile drama

Bashfulness in children

High school students

Avatars (Virtual reality)

Dragons

Villages

Virtual reality

Japan

Singers

Genres:

Motion pictures

Fiction films

Drama

Animated films

Children's films

Fantasy films

Feature films

Juvenile works

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

Blu-ray, region A; DTS-MA 5.1.

Performers:

Japanese voices: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shota Sometani, Tina Tamashiro, Lilas Ikuta, Koji Yakusho, Ken Ishiguro, Takeru Satoh.
English voices: Chace Crawford, Manny Jacinto, Kylie McNeill, Hunter Schafer.

Production Credits:

Cinematographers, Jumi Lee, Manabu Kadouno, Yohei Shimozawa ; editor, Shigeru Nishiyama ; music, Ludvig Forssell, Yuta Bandoh, Miho Hazama.

General Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Bonus features: The making of Belle; A conversation with director Mamoru Hosoda; The music of Belle; Finding the voice of Belle; Scene breakdown: The station; Scene breakdown: The ballroom; Hosoda @ Animation is Film; Hosoda draws Belle; Design gallery; Kylie McNeill performs "Gales of song;" trailers.

Audience:

MPA rating: PG; for thematic content, violence, language and brief suggestive material.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (159 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; sound

Film Characteristics:

2.39:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

BEL 2021 BLU

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 826663223019 (set)
Publisher Number, Shout! Factory: SF 22301 (set)
Publisher Number, Shout! Factory: SF 22562 (disc)
Publisher Number, Shout! Factory: 2000175933 (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1310490162