The Boy and the Heron
Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.
Released: 2023-07-14
Genre:Animation, Adventure, Fantasy.
RunTime: 124minutes
Ratings: 7.423/10
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Synopsis
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."
Credits
Cast
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Soma Santoki
as 'Mahito Maki (voice)'
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Masaki Suda
as 'Gray Heron (voice)'
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Ko Shibasaki
as 'Kiriko (voice)'
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Aimyon
as 'Lady Himi (voice)'
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Yoshino Kimura
as 'Natsuko (voice)'
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Takuya Kimura
as 'Shoichi Maki (voice)'
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Keiko Takeshita
as 'Izumi (voice)'
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Jun Fubuki
as 'Utako (voice)'
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Sawako Agawa
as 'Eriko (voice)'
Crew
Director:Hayao Miyazaki
Producers:
Toshio Suzuki
Executive Producers:
Koji Hoshino
Kiyofumi Nakajima
Goro Miyazaki