The Boy and the Heron (2023)
"Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning."
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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Movie Information
GenresAnimationAdventureFantasyFamilyDrama
Release Year2023
Runtime124 minutes
StatusReleased
LanguagesJapanese
Production CountriesJapan
DirectorHayao Miyazaki
Budget$50,000,000
Revenue$294,200,000
Cast
Soma SantokiMasaki SudaKo ShibasakiAimyonYoshino KimuraTakuya KimuraKeiko TakeshitaJun FubukiSawako AgawaKaren Takizawa
Production Companies
Studio Ghibli