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Belle

Belle (2021)

竜とそばかすの姫

You are no longer alone.

Release:2021
Runtime:2h 1m
Country:Japan
Director:Mamoru Hosoda
Language:Japanese

Genre

AnimationDramaMusic
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Keywords

friendshipAbusive FatherloveSlice Of LifeDead MotherSocial NetworkInner StrengthAnime
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Belle rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 20K votes
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic83%
TMDb7.616/10· 882 votes

With 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 83/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Belle

Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.

Cast of Belle

  • Kaho Nakamura

    Kaho Nakamura

    as Suzu Naito / Belle (voice)

  • Ryo Narita

    Ryo Narita

    as Shinobu Hisatake (voice)

  • Shota Sometani

    Shota Sometani

    as Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice)

  • Tina Tamashiro

    Tina Tamashiro

    as Ruka Watanabe (voice)

  • Lilas Ikuta

    Lilas Ikuta

    as Hiroka 'Hiro' Betsuyaku (voice)

  • Ryoko Moriyama

    Ryoko Moriyama

    as Yoshitani (voice)

  • Michiko Shimizu

    Michiko Shimizu

    as Kita (voice)

  • Fuyumi Sakamoto

    Fuyumi Sakamoto

    as Okumoto (voice)

  • Yoshimi Iwasaki

    Yoshimi Iwasaki

    as Nakai (voice)

  • Sachiyo Nakao

    Sachiyo Nakao

    as Hatanaka (voice)

  • Toshiyuki Morikawa

    Toshiyuki Morikawa

    as Justin (voice)

  • Mamoru Miyano

    Mamoru Miyano

    as Muitaro Hitokawa / Guttokoraemaru (voice)

Belle facts

Original title
竜とそばかすの姫
Box office
$63.5M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Visually stunning anime artistry creates immersive digital world
  • •Emotional journey explores trauma recovery and self-acceptance
  • •Music compositions enhance magical realism atmosphere effectively

What the audience disliked

  • •Metaphorical storytelling occasionally becomes heavy-handed didactic
  • •Runtime pacing slows rebuilding emotional impact momentum

Trailer

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