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The Boy and the Heron

Animation Adventure Fantasy Drama Family ⭐ 7.4 JA

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Released July 14, 2023

Release

July 14, 2023

Runtime

2h 4m

Rating

⭐ 7.4 / 10

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Genres

Animation · Adventure · Fantasy · Drama · Family

Status

Released

Starring

Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura

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

About The Boy and the Heron

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."

Movie Details

Director	Hayao Miyazaki
Cast	Soma Santoki as Mahito Maki (voice), Masaki Suda as Gray Heron (voice), Ko Shibasaki as Kiriko (voice), Aimyon as Lady Himi (voice), Yoshino Kimura as Natsuko (voice), Takuya Kimura as Shoichi Maki (voice), Keiko Takeshita as Izumi (voice), Jun Fubuki as Utako (voice), Sawako Agawa as Eriko (voice), Karen Takizawa as Warawara (voice), Shinobu Otake as Aiko (voice), Jun Kunimura as The Parakeet King (voice), Kaoru Kobayashi as Noble Pelican (voice), Shōhei Hino as Granduncle (voice)
Genre	Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Family
Runtime	124 min
Rating	PG-13
Studio	Studio Ghibli
Country	Japan
Languages	Japanese
Budget	$50,000,000
Revenue	$294,200,000
IMDb	View on IMDb