The Boy and the Heron

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

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Animation

Fantasy

Drama

20232h 4m7.4

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."