Synopsis:
Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters “U”, a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.
- Director:
- Mamoru Hosoda
- Year:
- 2021
- Country:
- Japan
- Running time:
- 122 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation
- Original title:
- 竜とそばかすの姫
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Nozomu Takahashi, Yuichiro Saito, Toshimi Tanio, Genki Kawamura
- Animators:
- Yumika Akimoto, Hiroyuki Aoyama, Kazuko Fukutomi, Yûya Geshi, Kenji Hachizaki
- Script writer:
- Mamoru Hosoda
- Music composers:
- Taisei Iwasaki, Ludvig Forssell, Yuta Bandoh, Miho Sakai
- Editor:
- Shigeru Nishiyama
- Production:
- Studio Chizu
- Distribution:
- Toho Studios
- Audience:
- All audiences
- Festival selections:
- Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films
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