Originally in theaters back on July 11th, 2015 in Japan, the film is an original work for Hosoda and was in development for quite some time.
Despite their constant bickering, Kyuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son.
Adding a little more context for things, Funimation has a new two-minute interview they’ve put out with Mamoru Hosoda, the director of The Boy and the Beast, to help celebrate its release this month.