The Boy and the Heron

君たちはどう生きるか

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, Fantasy, Drama

Release:

Jul 14, 2023

Language:

Japanese

Duration:

124 min

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Casts:

Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura

Production:

Studio Ghibli

Rating:

7.4 / 10 · 2,825 votes