Hong Kong-based film distribution company Neofilm has released a new trailer for Beautiful (Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime – The princess of dragons and freckles), the anime directed by Mamoru Hosoda (The girl who leapt through time, Wolf children, Mirai).
The feature will debut in theaters in the Chinese Autonomous Region on October 28, after having premiered right here in Italy, at the recent Rome Film Festival.
Release date and plot of the Belle anime
In Italy Belle will be released in cinemas on 20 January 2022, distributed by Anime Factory in collaboration with I Wonder Pictures.
Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student, lives in the countryside of Kochi Prefecture with her father after losing her mother at a young age. The untimely loss made Suzu close in on herself and away from her father and the thing she loved most: singing.
After realizing that writing music is her only purpose in life, Suzu enters, a virtual world with five billion members online, where she becomes Belle, a world-renowned avatar for her amazing voice.
Her encounter with a mysterious dragon leads her to embark on a journey full of adventures, challenges and love, in search of her true nature.
In the world of U, five billion users are asking one question—#WhoIsBelle? ✨
BEAUTIFUL from @StudioChizu and Mamoru Hosoda, the #Oscars-nominated director of MIRAI, WOLF CHILDREN, and SUMMER WARS, opens in theaters nationwide on January 14.
🌐 https://t.co/oQKGMdMK31 pic.twitter.com/lBAgGo3Eem– GKIDS Films (@GKIDSfilms) October 20, 2021
