Millenium Parade began streaming the music video for “U,” the theme song of Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu‘s new Belle (Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, literally “The Dragon and the Freckled Princess”) anime film, on Thursday. Singer-songwriter Kaho Nakamura, who plays the protagonist Suzu/Belle, performs the song written by Millenium Parade. The video features footage from the film.
The song debuted digitally on Monday, and the regular and limited edition single will ship on August 18.
The film will open in Japan on Friday. France’s Cannes Film Festival is first screening the film in the festival’s Cannes Premiere section on Thursday. This marks the first Official Selection at the festival for Hosoda. (The director’s previous Mirai…
