Japan Synopsis
バケモノの子
“In a world of beasts, he found a family.”
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
Audience Engagement
1,354 audience reviews — more than 98% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (98th percentile) outruns trending popularity (82th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Boy and the Beast. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nippon Television Network Corporation
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Boy and the Beast itself).
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
Among 581 Japan films we catalog from this window, The Boy and the Beast places #80 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Boy and the Beast premiered alongside 180 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.
The 3188th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Boy and the Beast, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- portal · 4
- father son reunion · 4
- runaway · 2
- homelessness · 2
- beast · 2
- father figure · 2
- shadow · 2
- succession · 2
- surrogate father · 1
- disciple · 1
- shibuya · 1
- orphan · 27
- father son relationship · 26
- training · 11
- anime · 711
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- adult animation · 101
- coming of age · 78
- tokyo · 78
- tokyo · 78
- parent child relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #522 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #231 of 1,714 (top 13%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nippon Television Network Corporation, Studio Chizu, TOHO, VAP, dentsu |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | July 11, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4272866 |