The Boy and the Heron (2023)

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

• Animation
• Fantasy
• Drama

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."

Rating

7.4 / 10 (2,883 votes)

Release date

July 14, 2023

Runtime

2h 04m

Language

Japanese

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Status

Released