Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children and The Boy and the Beast) announced their newest film. Called Belle, the film tells the story of a young woman in modern Japan as she enters a huge virtual world. In addition, something very interesting is that many expect great things from the film, given the previous ones, which were great.
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Belle! Mamoru Hosoda's new movie in 2021.
[Hosoda] took on the challenge of portraying the ever-evolving online world, placing the story in the world of 'U', a massive online network with over 5 billion registered users. As in his previous works such as Digimon: The Movie Digimon Adventure: Children's War Game! (2000) and Summer Wars,
Director Hosoda uses the digital world as a backdrop to delve into themes of modern society, basing the story on his latest insights.
Coming of age, family bonds, love between parents and children, friendship that transcends species, the bonds between our lives.Of the various themes, Mamoru Hosoda's recurring concept is 'People in difficult situations courageously striving and striving for a better future'. . In 2020, people all over the world faced a crisis like never before, but the year is finally coming to an end.
Director Hosoda will tell a story of hope and courage that will be an inspiration to everyone around the world in 2021, which also marks the 10th anniversary of Studio Chizu.
Additionally, below is a Japanese teaser image for the film, announcing a summer 2021 release. (Note that the Japanese title is Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime or "The Dragon and the Freckle Princess”.)
About Hosoda
Born on September 19, 1967, Mamoru Hosoda is a Japanese animation artist and director. He worked at Toei Animation participating in the production of animation series such as Digimon Adventure. Since 2005, he has been directing at Madhouse, where he produced the feature films Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (2006), Summer Wars (2009), Ōkami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki (2012) and Bakemono no Ko (2015). The second was nominated for an Oscar in 2011 in the best animation category! However, he was not nominated for the award.
