Belle,” Hosoda Mamoru’s highly anticipated animated feature has been picked up by Gkids for release in North America.The Studio Chizu-produced coming of age tale will release in Japan next month.
Gkids says it will release ‘Belle” theatrically in both its original Japanese language and an English dubbed version this winter, and will qualify the film for 2021 awards consideration.Nippon Television handles rights sales for the film in Asia.
Paris-based sales company Charades is representing the film in other international markets.The story follows a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father.
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