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{{Infobox film
| name = BEM: Become Human
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese|hide=no|header=none|kanji=劇場版 BEM 〜BECOME HUMAN〜|revhep=Gekijōban Bemu ~Bekōmu Hyūman~}}
| director = Hiroshi Ikehata
| screenplay = [[Atsuhiro Tomioka]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Humanoid Monster Bem]]''|[[Asatsu-DK|ADK Emotions]]}}
| producer = {{plainlist|
*Fumihiro Ozawa
*Kana Yajima
*Makoto Hijikata
*Masao Fukuda
*Tetsuya Kinoshita
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|<!--- Credit per poster billing block. Total of eleven.--->
*[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]
*[[Mao Ichimichi|M.A.O.]]
*[[Kensho Ono]]
*[[Maaya Uchida]]
*[[Kenji Nomura]]
*[[Junichi Suwabe]]
*[[Wataru Takagi]]
*[[Shizuka Itō]]
*[[Nana Mizuki]]
*[[Toshiya Miyata]]
*[[Koichi Yamadera]]
}}
| cinematography =
| editing = Yoshinori Murakami
| music = {{ubl|[[Soil & "Pimp" Sessions]]|Michiru}}
| studio = [[Production I.G]]
| distributor = The Klockworx Co., Ltd.
| released = {{film date|2020|10|02}}
| runtime = 90 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=劇場版 BEM BECOME HUMAN |url=https://eiga.com/movie/93240/ |access-date=October 2, 2020 |website=eiga.com |language=ja}}</ref>
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
}}
{{nihongo foot|'''''BEM: Become Human'''''|劇場版 BEM 〜BECOME HUMAN〜|Gekijōban Bemu ~Bekōmu Hyūman~|{{lit.}} "''Theatrical Feature BEM: Become Human''"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 2020 [[Anime|Japanese animated]] [[Horror film|horror]] [[adventure film]] directed by Hiroshi Ikehata and written by [[Atsuhiro Tomioka]]; the film is based on the ''[[Humanoid Monster Bem]]'' franchise by [[Asatsu-DK|ADK Emotions]]. Produced by [[Production I.G]] and distributed by The KlockWorx, the story takes place after the events of the [[Humanoid Monster Bem#2019 anime|2019 anime television series]], as Sonia Summers searches for Bem, Bela, and Belo after they have disappeared. The film stars the voices of [[Katsuyuki Konishi]], [[Mao Ichimichi|M.A.O.]], [[Kensho Ono]], [[Maaya Uchida]], [[Kenji Nomura]], [[Junichi Suwabe]], [[Wataru Takagi]], [[Shizuka Itō]], [[Nana Mizuki]], [[Toshiya Miyata]] and [[Koichi Yamadera]]. The film was released in Japan on October 2, 2020.<ref name="October Release">{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |date=August 20, 2020 |title=BEM: Become Human Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song, October 2 Opening |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-20/bem-become-human-film-trailer-reveals-theme-song-october-2-opening/.163081 |access-date=August 20, 2020 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>

[[Funimation]] licensed the film, which was released on its website on October 29, 2020.<ref name="Funimation">{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=Nicholas |date=October 27, 2020 |title=BEM: Become Human Streams Exclusively on Funimation, Just One Month After Japanese Release! |url=https://blog.funimation.com/2020/10/28/bem-become-human-streams-exclusively-on-funimation-just-one-month-after-japanese-release/ |access-date=October 27, 2020 |website=[[Funimation]]}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
[[Humanoid Monster Bem#Anime|Two years after Bem, Bela, and Belo defeated Vega]], Sonia Summers is on a search for the three. On Doracho Chemicals, a city within an island, she stumbles upon a man named Belm that bears a similar resemblance to Bem, with Bela and Belo being separated and doing their own things.

==Voice cast==
{| class="wikitable"
! Character !! Japanese voice cast !! English voice cast
|-
| Bem/Belm || [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] || Gabe Kunda 
|-
| Bela || [[Mao Ichimichi|M.A.O.]] || [[Dani Chambers]]
|-
| Belo || [[Kensho Ono]] || [[Aaron Dismuke]] 
|-
| Sonia Summers || [[Maaya Uchida]] || [[Felecia Angelle]] 
|-
| Emma Eisberg || [[Nana Mizuki]] || [[Bryn Apprill]] 
|-
| Greta Reed || [[Shizuka Itō]] || [[Elizabeth Maxwell]] 
|-
| Lorezo Nepmuceno Draco || [[Wataru Takagi]] || Michael Schwalbe 
|-
| Dr. Recycle || [[Junichi Suwabe]] || [[Daman Mills]] 
|-
| Joel Woods || [[Kenji Nomura]] || [[Jason Douglas]] 
|-
| Burgess || [[Toshiya Miyata]] || Ryan Colt Levy 
|-
| Manstoll || [[Koichi Yamadera]] || [[Jason Liebrecht]] 
|}

==Production==
In June 2020, it was announced that a [[film adaptation]] of the ''[[Humanoid Monster Bem]]'' anime series was in the works, with the key staff and cast members from the 2019 television series returning to their respective positions: Hiroshi Ikehata is directing the film, with Atsuhiro Tomioka providing the screenplay and Miho Matsumoto providing the character designs, while [[Production I.G]] is solely handling the animation production.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mateo |first=Alex |date=June 1, 2020 |title=BEM Reboot Anime Gets Movie This Fall |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-01/bem-reboot-anime-gets-movie-this-fall/.160157 |access-date=June 1, 2020 |website=Anime News Network}}</ref> That same month, it was announced that Kis-My-Ft2 boyband member [[Toshiya Miyata]] was cast as Burgess.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=June 28, 2020 |title=BEM: Become Human Anime Film Casts Kis-My-Ft2 Member Toshiya Miyata |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-28/bem-become-human-anime-film-casts-kis-my-ft2-member-toshiya-miyata/.161171 |access-date=June 28, 2020 |website=Anime News Network}}</ref> Voice actors [[Nana Mizuki]], [[Shizuka Itō]], [[Koichi Yamadera]], and [[Wataru Takagi]] were cast as new characters the following month.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2020 |title=山寺宏一、水樹奈々、高木渉、伊藤静が「劇場版 BEM」オリジナルキャラ演じる |url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/389885 |access-date=July 31, 2020 |website=Eiga Natalie |language=ja}}</ref> J-Pop singer Rib provided the theme song for the film, titled "unforever."<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2020 |title=「劇場版 BEM」本ポスターと予告編公開、主題歌はりぶ「unforever」提供は時雨TK |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/392710 |access-date=August 20, 2020 |website=Eiga Natalie |language=ja}}</ref>

==Release==
The film was released in theaters in Japan on October 2, 2020.<ref name="October Release" /> The film was licensed by [[Funimation]] and streamed on its website in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland on October 29, 2020.<ref name="Funimation" />

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
Theron Martin of [[Anime News Network]] gave the film a solid B rating and stated, "While I might have liked to see the main villain and his motives developed a little more, the movie is generally paced well and fully completes its intended story."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Theron |date=November 6, 2020 |title="BEM: Become Human" Review |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/bem/become-human/.165825 |access-date=November 6, 2020 |website=Anime News Network}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official site|https://newbem.jp/2020_mv/|Official movie site}} {{in lang|ja}}
*{{Anime News Network|film|23539}}

{{Production I.G films}}

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[[Category:2020 anime films]]
[[Category:2020 films]]
[[Category:2020 Japanese films]]
[[Category:Japanese animated films]]
[[Category:2020s Japanese-language films]]
[[Category:Production I.G]]
[[Category:Horror anime and manga]]



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