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 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 Satoh | Paul Castro Jr. | |
| Suzu's Father | Koji Yakusho | Ben Lepley | |
| Hiroka "Hiro-chan" Betsuyaku | Lilas Ikuta | Jessica DiCicco | |
| Shinobu "Shinobu-kun" Hisatake | Ryō Narita | Manny Jacinto | |
| Shinjiro "Kamishin" Chikami | Shōta Sometani | Brandon Engman | |
| Ruka "Ruka-chan" Watanabe | Tina Tamashiro | Hunter Schafer | |
| Peggie Sue | Ermhoi | Cristina Vee Valenzuela | |
| 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 | TBA | |
| 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
- John Eric Bentley
- Tom Bromhead
- Tiana Camacho
- David Chen
- SungWon Cho
- Courtney Chu
- Victoria Dean
- Judah Edwards
- Cassie Ewulu
- Lexie Foley
- Natalie Foley
- Larissa Gallagher
- Jessica Gee George
- Barbara Goodson
- Heather Gonzalez
- Emeka Guindo
- Xanthe Huynh
- LilyPichu
- Andrew Kishino
- Anjali Kunapaneni
- Wendee Lee
- Ben Lepley
- Kyle McCarley
- Noelle McGrath
- Julie Nathanson
- Aaron Phillips - Fox
- Zeno Robinson
- Stephanie Sheh
- Michael Sinterniklaas
- Rachel Slotky
- Laura Stahl
- Ellyn Stern
- Frank Todaro - Reggsination
- Cristina Valenzuela
- Kiff VandenHeuvel
- Jaden Waldman
Video Releases
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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| GKIDS | 2022 | 
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1 NTSC |
United States | 
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A DVB-T | ||||
