Soma SantokiMahito Maki (voice)SavaraTV movie
The Boy and the Heron
Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.
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."
AnimationFantasyDrama
Starring
Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
About
The Boy and the Heron
AnimationFantasyDrama
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."
Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.
Information
- Released
- Jul 14, 2023
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- Japanese
- Country
- JP
- Rating
- PG-13
- Directed by
- Hayao Miyazaki
Production
- Studio
- Studio Ghibli
Cast
People in this story
Soma SantokiMahito Maki (voice)
Masaki SudaGray Heron (voice)
Ko ShibasakiKiriko (voice)
AimyonLady Himi (voice)
Yoshino KimuraNatsuko (voice)
Takuya KimuraShoichi Maki (voice)
Keiko TakeshitaIzumi (voice)
Jun FubukiUtako (voice)
Sawako AgawaEriko (voice)
Karen TakizawaWarawara (voice)
Shinobu OtakeAiko (voice)
Jun KunimuraThe Parakeet King (voice)Metadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.