Movie·2023·2h 4m
The Boy and the Heron
Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 君たちはどう生きるか
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."
Producer
Kiyofumi Nakajima, Goro Miyazaki
Cinematography
Atsushi Okui
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Editor
Takeshi Seyama
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
2,610 votes
Where to watch
Region: IN
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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)
// crew
Crew
Kiyofumi Nakajima
Executive Producer
Goro Miyazaki
Executive Producer
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Akane Shiraishi
Editor
Rie Matsubara
Editor
Koji Hoshino
Executive Producer
Atsushi Okui
Director of Photography
Hayao Miyazaki
Director, Screenplay
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
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