Making-of: The Boy and the Beast

Young orphan Kyuta lives on the streets, stumbling into a fantastic world and being taken in as apprentice by a gruff, warrior beast. Otaku USA praised Mamoru Hosoda: “The preeminent director of theatrical animation in Japan today, the obvious spiritual heir to Hayao Miyazaki.“

Curated and moderated by Erik Van Drunen

In presence of Daigo Ikeda, Animation & Paint Manager and Yohei Takamatsu, Art Director (both from Studio Chizu)

Japanese with English translation