124 minutes
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
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."
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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Cast
Mahito Maki (voice)
Soma Santoki
Gray Heron (voice)
Masaki Suda
Kiriko (voice)
Ko Shibasaki
Lady Himi (voice)
Aimyon
Natsuko (voice)
Yoshino Kimura
Shoichi Maki (voice)
Takuya Kimura
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More about The Boy and the Heron
Languages
Japanese
Release date
14 July 2023
Directors
Hayao Miyazaki
Genres
Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Sci fi & Fantasy
TMDB Rating
7.5
Runtime
124 mins
The Boy and the Heron is an Action & Adventure film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and starring Soma Santoki and Masaki Suda. It has a runtime of 124 minutes and a high TMDB audience rating of 7.5 from 1739 votes.
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