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The Boy and the Heron (2023)

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

  • Jul 14, 2023
  • 2h 4m
  • PG-13

7.4/10

TMDB user score
2,897 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Boy and the Heron is a 2023 animation and fantasy film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Its leading cast includes Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda and Ko Shibasaki. It runs for 2 hours 4 minutes. Its original language is Japanese.

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."

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Before You Pick

Time needed
2 hours 4 minutes
Age rating (US)
PG-13
Language
Japanese (subtitles or a dub may be needed)
Audience signal
7.4/10 from 2,897 TMDB votes

Official Trailer

Official Trailer 2 · plays from YouTube

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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)
  • Karen Takizawa Warawara (voice)
  • Shinobu Otake Aiko (voice)
  • Jun Kunimura The Parakeet King (voice)
  • Kaoru Kobayashi Noble Pelican (voice)
  • Shōhei Hino Granduncle (voice)

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