The Boy and the Heron (2023)

07/14/2023 (JP) • 2h 4m

Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama

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."

Top Billed Cast

Soma Santoki

Mahito Maki (voice)

Masaki Suda

Gray Heron (voice)

Ko Shibasaki

Kiriko (voice)

Aimyon

Lady Himi (voice)

Yoshino Kimura

Natsuko (voice)

Takuya Kimura

Shoichi Maki (voice)

Keiko Takeshita

Izumi (voice)

Jun Fubuki

Utako (voice)

Sawako Agawa

Eriko (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$294,200,000.00

Keywords

loss of loved one

world war ii

education

coming of age

spirituality

poverty

teenage boy

troubled childhood

semi autobiographical

moving to a city

anime

hand drawn animation

magic world

animation

courage

suspenseful

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