Bakemono No Ko -

The film follows , a lonely nine-year-old runaway in Tokyo who stumbles into the Beast Realm, Jutengai . He is taken in by Kumatetsu , a gruff, anti-social warrior beast who needs an apprentice to qualify as a candidate for the realm's next Lord. Ren is renamed Kyūta , and over eight years, the two form a deep bond through rigorous, often bickering-filled training. Characters

: A powerful but temperamental bear-like beast who learns as much from Ren as he teaches. Bakemono no Ko

: Ren’s internal conflict between his life as a beast's apprentice and his potential life as a human in Tokyo. The film follows , a lonely nine-year-old runaway

: A high school student in the human world who helps Ren reconnect with his human roots and education. The film follows