Japan Synopsis
竜とそばかすの姫
“You are no longer alone.”
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.
The 2020–2022 Japan Window
452 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Belle sits at position #123.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Belle. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedMy Beautiful Girl, Mari
★ 5.8 · South Korea
3 sharedPrincess Mononoke
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedA Silent Voice: The Movie
★ 8.4 · Japan
3 sharedThe Wind Rises
★ 7.8 · Japan
3 sharedSword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night
★ 7.8 · Japan
3 sharedOcean Waves
★ 6.4 · Japan
Other Titles From Studio Chizu
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Belle premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #768 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #637 of 2,532 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, English |
| Production Companies | Studio Chizu, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, TOHO, KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | July 16, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt13651628 |
| Official Site | ryu-to-sobakasu-no-hime.jp |