Lupin III: The First vs The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.3/10 for Lupin III: The First). Lupin III: The First is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 59m. The Boy and the Beast is the older of the two (2015 against 2019). Both are action, adventure, animation movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Lupin III: The First posterLupin III: The First2019 VS The Boy and the Beast posterThe Boy and the Beast2015
Lupin III: The FirstThe Boy and the Beast
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 7.9/10
Year20192015
Length1h 33m1h 59m
GenresAction, Adventure, AnimationAction, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country–Japan
DirectorTakashi YamazakiMamoru Hosoda
Main castKoichi Yamadera, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Miyuki Sawashiro, Daisuke Namikawa, Kiyoshi KobayashiKappei Yamaguchi, Kumiko Aso, Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Lily Franky

Synopsis

Lupin III: The First

The iconic "gentleman thief" Lupin III returns in an action-packed, continent-spanning adventure, as Lupin III and his colorful underworld companions race to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Bresson Diary, before it falls into the hands of a dark cabal that will stop at nothing to resurrect the Third Reich.

The Boy and the Beast

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

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