The official site for the forthcoming anime feature film Belle, the latest work produced by Studio Chizu and helmed by director Mamoru Hosoda has announced that the lead of Suzu/Belle will be played by highly regarded singer/songwriter Kaho Nakamura, who is a personal favorite of director Hosoda.
At the heart of it is Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student who lives with her father in a rural village.