"The Boy and the Beast x T Card" is now on sale and special benefits announced!

2015.07.10 Press Releases
TSUTAYA Co., Ltd.

-We're inviting you to a talk event featuring art directors Takamatsu Yohei and Nishikawa Yoichi, costume designer Iga Daisuke, and producer Saito Yuichiro for the film "The Boy and the Beast," which will be released on July 11th!-

TSUTAYA Co., Ltd., which operates TSUTAYA stores nationwide, will be issuing the "The Boy and the Beast x T Card" from today, July 10th, to commemorate the release of director Mamoru Hosoda's latest theatrical film, "The Boy and the Beast," which opens tomorrow. Additionally, we are announcing the following special benefits exclusively for T members who issue a "The Boy and the Beast x T Card" between now and July 31, 2016, which will delight fans of director Mamoru Hosoda's works, including his past works.

[Bonus details]
■ "The Boy and the Beast x T Card" special website: http://tsite.jp/bkt/ (compatible with PCs, smartphones, and mobile phones)
■ Service benefit period: Friday, July 10, 2015 to Sunday, July 31, 2016
■Benefits:
(1) A talk show with art directors Yohei Takamatsu, Yoichi Nishikawa, and producer Yuichiro Saito of the film "The Boy and the Beast"
(2) Talk show with costume designer Daisuke Iga and producer Yuichiro Saito of the film "The Boy and the Beast"
Event: Around September 2015, somewhere in Tokyo
*Applications and details will be announced on the special website.
(3) "The Boy and the Beast x T-Card" 2016 Original Desk Calendar
Conditions: All 500 T Points accumulated on a T Card (The Boy and the Beast design) will be exchanged.
Application period: Friday, July 10, 2015 to Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Product delivery: From mid-December 2015
*Only one of "The Boy and the Beast" (below, left image) or "Wolf Children" (below, right image)

(4) A wide variety of merchandise from four films directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Conditions: You can enter using the T points accumulated on your T card (The Boy and the Beast design) to enter the lottery.

*To enter (3) and (4), you will need a login ID for the T Site [T Points/T Card] (registration is free).

[Talk show speakers introduction]
■Yohei Takamatsu
Born August 28, 1978. Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Oil Painting. After joining Studio Ghibli in 2001, he was in charge of backgrounds for "The Cat Returns" (2002), "Ghiblies Episode 2" (2002), "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004), "Tales from Earthsea" (2006), "Ponyo" (2008), "The Secret World of Arrietty" (2010), and "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" (2013). He was the art director for the original short film "The Day I Bought a Star" (2006) at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, co-art director for "From Up on Poppy Hill" (2011), and was in charge of art direction for "When Marnie Was There" (2014). He has worked on the background of director Mamoru Hosoda's Wolf Children (2012) and as art director on The Boy and the Beast (2015).

■Daisuke Iga
Born in 1977. Born in Tokyo. In 1999, he began working as a stylist. Since then, he has been active in many fields, including magazines, advertising, theater, music videos and movies. She has worked on costumes and styling for many films, including "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish" (2003), "Moteki" (2011), and "My Back Pages" (2011). She was in charge of costumes for director Mamoru Hosoda's films Wolf Children (2012) and The Boy and the Beast (2015).

■ Yuichiro Saito, Producer
Born November 5, 1976. Born in Ibaraki Prefecture. Producer/CEO of the animation film production company Studio Chizu. After studying in the United States, he joined Madhouse in 1999. He studied under producer Masao Maruyama and participated in many animation projects, co-productions with overseas partners, and collaborative works with live-action films. He served as producer on Mamoru Hosoda's films The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). After leaving the company in 2011, he founded Studio Chizu with Mamoru Hosoda. Since then, he has devoted himself to producing films directed by Mamoru Hosoda, planning and producing Wolf Children (2012) and The Boy and the Beast (2015).

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"The Boy and the Beast x T Card" is now on sale and special benefits announced!

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TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. 　
Public Relations Officer: Noguchi TEL: 03-6800-4764