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The Boy and the Heron

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

★ 7.4124 minReleased

Jul 14, 2023

Original title: 君たちはどう生きるか

Genres

AnimationFantasyDrama

Director

Kazuyoshi Katayama · Shintarou Nakazawa · Chihiro Okada · Koji Kasamatsu

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)

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."

Languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Studio Ghibli

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$294,200,000

Links

Official site IMDb