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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."

The Boy and the Heron is a 2023 animation, fantasy and drama movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki starring Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda and Ko Shibasaki. It runs 124 minutes. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 on TMDB based on 2899 votes.

  • Released: 2023-07-14
  • Runtime: 124 min
  • Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
  • TMDB rating: 7.4/10

The Boy and the Heron cast

Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, Karen Takizawa

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