The Boy and the Heron

Jul 14, 2023

2h 4m

★ 7.4

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

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."

Genres

Animation

Adventure

Fantasy

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

The Boy and the Heron Trailers

Cast

Mahito Maki (voice)

Soma Santoki

Gray Heron (voice)

Masaki Suda

Kiriko (voice)

Ko Shibasaki

Lady Himi (voice)

Aimyon

Natsuko (voice)

Yoshino Kimura

Shoichi Maki (voice)

Takuya Kimura

Izumi (voice)

Keiko Takeshita

Utako (voice)

Jun Fubuki

Eriko (voice)

Sawako Agawa

Warawara (voice)

Karen Takizawa

Aiko (voice)

Shinobu Otake

The Parakeet King (voice)

Jun Kunimura

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