The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Name: The Boy and the Heron
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2023-07-14
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki

2023 · 2h 4m · Japanese · Movie

Animation Fantasy Drama

medium uplifting high_energy rewatchable polarizing

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Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Starring Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki

Where to Stream

Netflix

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."