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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

Television programs, Japanese

Foreign films, Japanese

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

Video, Japanese

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 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: 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; trailers.

Audience:

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

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; Dolby Digital 5.1; sound

Film Characteristics:

2.39:1

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

BEL 2021 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 826663223019 (set)
Publisher Number, Shout! Factory: SF 22563 (disc)
Publisher Number, Shout! Factory: 2000175943 (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1310490147