Belle

Original Title

竜とそばかすの姫
(Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime)

Original Language

Japanese

Dubbing Studio

NYAV Post

Voice Director 1

Michael Sinterniklaas

Voice Director 2

Stephanie Sheh

Translation & Adaptation

Stephanie Sheh

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Jake Jung
(Additional Translation)

ADR Production

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Geoff Bisente
(ADR Engineer)

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Clark Cheng
(Production Supervision)

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Anjali Kunapaneni
(Production Assistant)

Recorded

2021

Dub Country

United States

Original Country

Japan

Year

2021

Belle (竜とそばかすの姫,Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, literally "The Dragon and Freckled Princess") is a 2021 Japanese animated science fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda and produced by Studio Chizu. The film premiered on July 15, 2021, at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it was well-received by critics with a standing ovation that lasted 14 minutes. It was theatrically released in Japan on July 16, 2021.

GKIDS licensed the film in North America. They revealed the English cast on December 9, 2021^[1], and was released in the United States on January 14, 2022.

Synopsis Suzu, a high school student living in a rural village with her father, enters a virtual world and meets with a mysterious creature. Together, they embark on a journey of adventures, challenges and love in their quest of becoming who they truly are.

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Suzu Naito / Belle	Kaho Nakamura	Kylie McNeill
	The Dragon / Kei	Takeru Satō	Paul Castro Jr.
	Suzu's Father	Koji Yakusho	Ben Lepley
	Hiroka Betsuyaku / Hiro-chan	Lilas Ikuta	Jessica DiCicco
	Shinobu Hisatake / Shinobu-kun	Ryō Narita	Manny Jacinto
	Shinjiro Chikami / Kamishin	Shōta Sometani	Brandon Engman
	Ruka Watanabe / Ruka-chan	Tina Tamashiro	Hunter Schafer
	Peggie Sue	Ermhoi	Cristina Vee
	Justian	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Chace Crawford
	Okumoto	Fuyumi Sakamoto	Ellyn Stern
	Jelinek	Kenjirō Tsuda	Andrew Kishino
	Swan	Mami Koyama	Noelle McGrath
	Muitarō Hitokawa / Tokoraemaru	Mamoru Miyano	¿?
	Kita	Michiko Shimizu	Jessica Gee
	Yoshitani	Ryoko Moriyama	Barbara Goodson
	Hatanaka	Sachiyo Nakao	Martha Harms
	Nakai	Yoshimi Iwasaki	Wendee Lee
	Suzu's Mother	Sumi Shimamoto	Julie Nathanson
	Kei and Tomo's Father	Ken Ishiguro	Kiff VandenHeuvel

Additional Voices[]

John Eric Bentley Tom Bromhead Tiana Camacho David Chen SungWon Cho Courtney Chu Victoria Dean Judah Edwards Cassie Ewulu Lexie Foley Natalie Foley Larissa Gallagher Jessica Gee George Barbara Goodson Heather Gonzalez Emeka Guindo Xanthe Huynh LilyPichu

Andrew Kishino Anjali Kunapaneni Wendee Lee Ben Lepley Kyle McCarley Noelle McGrath Julie Nathanson Aaron Phillips - Fox Zeno Robinson Stephanie Sheh Michael Sinterniklaas Rachel Slotky Laura Stahl Ellyn Stern Frank Todaro - Reggsination Cristina Valenzuela Kiff VandenHeuvel Jaden Waldman

Multimedia[]

Cast Reveal[]

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Format	Region	Country
	2022		1 NTSC	United States
			A DVB-T

References[]

External Links[]

• Belle at the Internet Movie Database.
• Belle (anime) at the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
• Belle on Behind The Voice Actors.