
Belle is a movie novelization written by Mamoru Hosoda in 2021 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Mamoru Hosoda in 2021. The movie features Kaho Nakamura, Ryô Narita, Shôta Sometani, Tina Tamashiro, Ikura, Ryôko Moriyama, and others.
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Book by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
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Storyline
Suzu Naito is a seventeen-year-old high school student who lives in the rural Kōchi prefecfure of Japan. 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.
Movie vs Book

Year
2021
Minutes
121
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
Belle
Original title: Ryû to sobakasu no hime
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Country: Japan
Year: 2021
Length: 2hs1minute
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Year
2021
Pages
208
Book Rate
7.38
S: Goodreads
Book
Belle
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“I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.”
ANDREW STANTON (Filmmaker)
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