The Boy and the Heron

Name: The Boy and the Heron
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
Released: 2023-07-14
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Rating: 7.413
Cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura

★ 7.413 2023 2h 4min Animation • Adventure • Fantasy • Family • 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."