BELLE Gets an English Voice Cast and Theatrical Release Date from GKIDS
Belle is a new film from Mamoru Hosoda that is being released next month in the west thanks to GKIDS. With a western release comes an English dub for the film and a dub cast. Leading the English dub version of Belle is Chace Crawford (The Boys) as Justin, Manny Jacinto (The Good Place) as Shinobu, Hunter Shafer as Ruka, and Kylie McNeill as Suzu/Belle. McNeill even performed the English version of the soundtrack which was supervised by the original music team consisting of Taisei Iwasaki, Takayuki Chiyo, and Ludvig Forssell. From the trailers I’ve seen, Belle looks to be a very interesting film. Here’s the full dub cast:
CAST LISTING
Justin - Chace Crawford
Shinobu - Manny Jacinto
Suzu/Belle - Kylie McNeill
Ruka - Hunter Schafer
Dragon - Paul Castro Jr.
Gogo Doggo - David Chen
Hiro - Jessica DiCicco
Kamishin - Brandon Engman
Hatanaka - Martha Harms
Kita - Jessica Gee George
Yoshitani - Barbara Goodson
Angel - Bentley Griffin
Jellinek - Andrew Kishino
Nakai - Wendee Lee
Suzu's Father - Ben Lepley
Swan - Noelle McGrath
Suzu's Mother - Julie Nathanson
Fox - Aaron Phillips
Okumoto - Ellyn Stern
Reggsination - Frank Todaro
Kei and Tomo's Father - Kiff VandenHeuvel
Peggie Sue - Cristina Vee Valenzuela
Additional Voices
Tom Bromhead
John Bentley
Tiana Camacho
SungWon Cho
Courtney Chu
Larissa Gallagher
Heather Gonzalez
Xanthe Huynh
Anjali Kunapaneni
LilyPichu
Kyle McCarley
Julie Nathanson
Zeno Robinson
Stephanie Sheh
Michael Sinterniklaas
Rachel Slotky
Laura Stahl
You can watch Belle in theaters and IMAX in both Japanese and English starting January 14, 2022. Tickets are available now through the official site.
Suzu is a shy, everyday high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters “U”, a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. One day, her concert is interrupted by a monstrous creature chased by vigilantes. As their hunt escalates, Suzu embarks on an emotional and epic quest to uncover the identity of this mysterious “beast” and to discover her true self in a world where you can be anyone.