Cast and crew
The Boy and the Beast
Original titleBakemono no Ko (The Boy and the Beast)
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · starring Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki and Shota Sometani
- 13 actors
- 8 in the crew
- 2015
- 1 h 59 min
The Boy and the Beast: cast and crew
Director
Actors and characters
- Actors
- 13
- Crew
- 8
- Youngest at release
- 19 yearsSuzu Hirose
- Eldest at release
- 61 yearsKoji Yakusho
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- AS Asami Seto
The whole cast 13
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Crew
Writers 1
Companies
- Production companies
- Madhouse
- Distributor in the UK
- Studio Canal
Questions about the cast of The Boy and the Beast
- Who plays Kumatetsu in The Boy and the Beast?
- Koji Yakusho plays Kumatetsu.
- Who plays Kyûta (shônen-ki) in The Boy and the Beast?
- Aoi Miyazaki plays Kyûta (shônen-ki).
- Who plays Kyûta (seinen-ki) in The Boy and the Beast?
- Shota Sometani plays Kyûta (seinen-ki).
- Who plays Kaede in The Boy and the Beast?
- Suzu Hirose plays Kaede.
- Who plays Jirômaru (seinen-ki) in The Boy and the Beast?
- Kappei Yamaguchi plays Jirômaru (seinen-ki).
- Who plays Ichirôhiko (shônen-ki) in The Boy and the Beast?
- Haru Kuroki plays Ichirôhiko (shônen-ki).
- Who directed The Boy and the Beast?
- Mamoru Hosoda.
- Who wrote The Boy and the Beast?
- Mamoru Hosoda.
- How many actors are in The Boy and the Beast?
- 13 actors are credited, and 8 people in the crew.
The cast in numbers
Mamoru Hosoda has also directed Koji Yakusho in 3 films: Scarlet (2025), Belle (2021) and Mirai (2018).
Mamoru Hosoda has also directed Shota Sometani in 3 films: Scarlet (2025), Belle (2021) and Wolf Children (2012).
Koji Yakusho and Shota Sometani have worked together on 2 other films: Scarlet (2025) and Belle (2021).
Kumiko Asô and Aoi Miyazaki have worked together on 2 other films: Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022) and Wolf Children (2012).
Kumiko Asô and Haru Kuroki have worked together on 2 other films: Mirai (2018) and Wolf Children (2012).
Haru Kuroki and Aoi Miyazaki had already worked together on one film: Wolf Children (2012).
With the most films on MovieNCo: Kappei Yamaguchi (17), Koji Yakusho (17) and Aoi Yuki (13).
The cast’s average age at release is 38 (of the 10 actors whose birth date we know).