The Boy and the Heron

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

君たちはどう生きるか (2023)

Timing: 2:4 (124 min)

7.5/10
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Video 16

Photo 135

Actors and characters

Release date

2023-07-14

Country

Japan

Production

Studio Ghibli

Genre

Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Family

Budget

$50 000 000

Revenue

$294 200 000

Website

https://gkids.com/films/the-boy-and-the-heron/

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Actors

Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, Karen Takizawa
All actors and roles (14)

Scenario

Hayao Miyazaki

Producer

Toshio Suzuki, Goro Miyazaki, Koji Hoshino, Kiyofumi Nakajima

Operator

Atsushi Okui

Composer

Joe Hisaishi

Artist

Audition

Editing

Takeshi Seyama, Rie Matsubara, Akane Shiraishi
All team (59)

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."

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