The Boy and the Heron

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(2,405 votes)

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."

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Animation,

Adventure,

Fantasy,

Family,

Drama

Duration:

124 minutes

Year:

2023

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

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Company:

Studio Ghibli

Budget:

$50,000,000

Revenue:

$294,200,000

Cast:
Soma Santoki

Mahito Maki (voice)

Masaki Suda

Gray Heron (voice)

Ko Shibasaki

Kiriko (voice)

Aimyon

Lady Himi (voice)

Yoshino Kimura

Natsuko (voice)

Crew:
Toshiyuki Inoue

Key Animation

Hideki Hamasu

Key Animation

Ai Takashi

Key Animation

Yoshimi Itazu

Key Animation

Kiyofumi Nakajima

Executive Producer