The trailer for "Belle" the animated film by Mamoru Hosoda

Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, Wolf Children, the girl who leapt through time) and his Studio Chizu presented the trailer for his latest film, Beautiful - as well as a list of the best creatives from around the world who have joined the project in a one-of-a-kind collaboration for Japanese animation.

The film tells the story of a 17-year-old modern student named Suzu, who lives in a rural village with her father. The teenager feels as if she has been living like a shadow of herself for years, until one day she enters the huge virtual world of "U". Among its 5 billion users, Suzu becomes the pink-haired superstar singer "Belle". when she meets a mysterious creature, Suzu / Belle is embarked on a challenging journey, in their common quest to become who they really are.

Hosoda has already said of his ninth animated film: "Beautiful it's the film I've always wanted to create and I am only able to make this film a reality thanks to the culmination of my past works. Explore romance, action and suspense on the one hand, and deeper themes like life and death on the other. I expect this to be a great entertainment show ”.

BELLE by Mamoru Hosoda - First exclusive trailer of Charades on Vimeo.

Longtime Disney animation artist Jin Kim, whose feature film he worked on the studio Hercules for Frozen II - is the character designer of the film. British architect / designer Eric Wong created U's large digiscape, based on Hosoda's design. And Irish animation icons Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart from Cartoon Saloon (Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea, Secret of Kells) will also lend their talents.

Beautiful is produced by the president of Studio Chizu, Yuichiro Saito. The film is represented internationally by Charades: the co-founder of the sales company, Yohann Comte, previously worked with Hosoda The boy and the beast while at Gaumont. Nippon TV handles sales in Asia.

[Source: Variety]

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