The Boy and the Heron
PG-13君たちはどう生きるか
“Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.”
2023·124 min·Released
Studio: Studio Ghibli
7.4TMDb
7.3IMDb
96%RT
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Theatrical Jul 14, 2023Digital Jun 25, 2024Physical Jul 9, 2024
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Japan · Japanese · Anime
Overview
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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Crew
DirectorHayao Miyazaki
WriterHayao Miyazaki
Cast
Soma Santoki
Mahito Maki (voice)
Masaki Suda
Gray Heron (voice)
Ko Shibasaki
Kiriko (voice)
Aimyon
Lady Himi (voice)
Yoshino Kimura
Natsuko (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Shoichi Maki (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Izumi (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Utako (voice)
Sawako Agawa
Eriko (voice)
Karen Takizawa
Warawara (voice)
Shinobu Otake
Aiko (voice)
Jun Kunimura
The Parakeet King (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi
Noble Pelican (voice)
Shōhei Hino
Granduncle (voice)
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Keywords
loss of loved oneworld war iisupernaturaleducationcoming of agespiritualitypovertyteenage boyparallel worldtroubled childhoodsemi autobiographicalbased on myths, legends or folkloremoving to a city1940sanimeimaginativehand drawn animationmagic worldanimationcourage
Details
Budget
$50M
Revenue
$294M
TMDb Votes
2,617