Among the most famous animation directors in the world, the famous Mamoru Hosoda plays a leading role. Recently the maestro is back behind the camera with a new project called BEAUTIFUL. The film is expected to debut later this year and a first promotional trailer is already available.
The famous filmmaker behind the heartwarming wolf children has been working in silence on his new film, which is due to be released in Japan this summer, for several years. The project has been very ambitious ever since Jin Kim, known for working on the titles of Walt Disney Studio Like Frozen and Big Hero 6, he worked on the character design of the film. In addition, the world of U was invented by aspiring London architect and designer Eric Wong. More, Cartoon saloon, the Irish animation studio behind Wolfwalkers, helped shoot the film.
An international team for an extremely ambitious feature film. The staff describes the act of BELLE as follows: “The protagonist, Suzu, is a 17-year-old who lives with her father in the countryside of Kochi Prefecture after losing her memory after her mother’s death at a young age. She loves singing with her mother more than anything in the world, but after her mother dies she loses the ability to sing. It wasn’t long before she and her father gradually drifted away from it, until Suzu closed her heart for the rest of the world. The moment Suzu realizes that writing music was her sole purpose in life, she suddenly discovers a virtual reality called “U” in which she decides to take on the name Belle. Suzu realizes that the moment she is in U as Belle, she can sing again. And while she indulges in her music in the virtual world, she quickly becomes an underground star. But this surprise won’t last long, as a short time later a mysterious dragon-shaped creature appears before her. “
And you, what do you think of BELLE instead? Let us know with a comment below. Before we say goodbye, we refer you to our review of Mirai, Mamoru Hosoda’s previous work.