The Boy and the Heron

Name: The Boy and the Heron
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2023-07-14
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura

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

Adventure Animation Drama Family Fantasy

7.4

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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."

Adventure Animation Drama Family Fantasy

DirectorHayao Miyazaki

loss of loved oneworld war iisupernaturaleducationcoming of agespiritualitypovertyteenage boyparallel worldtroubled childhoodsemi autobiographicalbased on myths, legends or folkloremoving to a city1940sanimeimaginativehand drawn animationmagic worldanimationcouragesuspensefulmagical realism

Popularity12

Budget$50M

Box Office$294M