Belle (竜とそばかすの姫, Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, literally "The Dragon and Freckled Princess") is a 2021 Japanese animated science fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda and produced by Studio Chizu. The film premiered on July 15, 2021, at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it was well-received by critics with a standing ovation that lasted 14 minutes. It was theatrically released in Japan on July 16, 2021.
GKIDS licensed the film in North America. They revealed the English cast on December 9, 2021[1], and was released in the United States on January 14, 2022.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Suzu Naito / Belle | Kaho Nakamura | Kylie McNeill | |
| The Dragon / Kei | Takeru Satō | Paul Castro Jr. | |
| Suzu's Father | Koji Yakusho | Ben Lepley | |
| Hiroka Betsuyaku / Hiro-chan |
Lilas Ikuta | Jessica DiCicco | |
| Shinobu Hisatake / Shinobu-kun |
Ryō Narita | Manny Jacinto | |
| Shinjiro Chikami / Kamishin |
Shōta Sometani | Brandon Engman | |
| Ruka Watanabe / Ruka-chan |
Tina Tamashiro | Hunter Schafer | |
| Peggie Sue | Ermhoi | Cristina Vee | |
| Justian | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Chace Crawford | |
| Okumoto | Fuyumi Sakamoto | Ellyn Stern | |
| Jelinek | Kenjirō Tsuda | Andrew Kishino | |
| Swan | Mami Koyama | Noelle McGrath | |
| Muitarō Hitokawa / Tokoraemaru |
Mamoru Miyano | ¿? | |
| Kita | Michiko Shimizu | Jessica Gee | |
| Yoshitani | Ryoko Moriyama | Barbara Goodson | |
| Hatanaka | Sachiyo Nakao | Martha Harms | |
| Nakai | Yoshimi Iwasaki | Wendee Lee | |
| Suzu's Mother | Sumi Shimamoto | Julie Nathanson | |
| Kei and Tomo's Father | Ken Ishiguro | Kiff VandenHeuvel |
Additional Voices[]
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Multimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
Video Releases[]
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2022 | 
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1 NTSC |
United States | 
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A DVB-T | ||||