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The Boy and the Heron

Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.

Film20232h 4mReleased

FantasyAnimationDrama
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Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Language
Japanese
Released
2023-07-14
Runtime
2h 4m

Community score

7.42,711 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

7.3

The story

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."

Cast

  • Soma Santoki
    Soma SantokiMahito Maki (voice)
  • Masaki Suda
    Masaki SudaGray Heron (voice)
  • Ko Shibasaki
    Ko ShibasakiKiriko (voice)
  • Aimyon
    AimyonLady Himi (voice)
  • Yoshino Kimura
    Yoshino KimuraNatsuko (voice)
  • Takuya Kimura
    Takuya KimuraShoichi Maki (voice)
  • Keiko Takeshita
    Keiko TakeshitaIzumi (voice)
  • Jun Fubuki
    Jun FubukiUtako (voice)
  • Sawako Agawa
    Sawako AgawaEriko (voice)
  • Karen Takizawa
    Karen TakizawaWarawara (voice)