Mamoru Hosoda s Belle Releases First International Trailer
Studio Chizu has debuted the first international trailer for Mamoru Hosoda s newest film,
Belle! Hosoda has made a major name for himself among anime fans for feature film projects such as
Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea) and legendary Disney animator Jin Kim.
Belle, will be officially making its debut in Japan later this Summer on July 16th, but has yet to confirm any international release plans as of this writing. Greasing the wheels in this matter is the first international trailer for the new film featuring English subtitles and the newest addition to the cast, Kaho Nakamura, as the voice of the titular Belle. Check out the trailer below:
Sachio Nakao as Hatanaka, a university lecturer
Fuyumi Sakamoto as Okumoto, as a self-made farmer.
Ryoko Moriyama as Yoshitani, a fisher and leader of the choir
Yoshimi Iwasaki as Nakai, a doctor
Michiko Shimizu, who runs a liquor store
Koji Yakusho as Suzu’s Father
What’s extra fascinating with this film is that it looks like the character designs came from Jin Kim, who worked on numerous Disney productions with
Frozen to
Moana, and that there’s some great mutual respect between Hosoda and Kim and have wanted to work together for some time. This became possible after
Mirai.
Musician also sings in film opening on July 16 // Studio Chizu announced on Wednesday that Mamoru Hosoda s new Belle (Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, literally "The.