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."
Title | The Boy and the Heron |
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Subtitle Available | ETC. |
Release Date | Jul 14, 2023 |
Genres | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family, |
Production Company | Studio Ghibli |
Production Countries | Japan |
Casts | Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, Karen Takizawa, Shinobu Ôtake |
Plot Keywords | loss of loved one, world war ii, education, coming of age, spirituality, poverty, teenage boy, troubled childhood, semi autobiographical, moving to a city, anime, hand drawn animation, magic world, animation, courage, absurd, earnest, |
Mahito Maki (voice)
Soma Santoki
Gray Heron (voice)
Masaki Suda
Kiriko (voice)
Ko Shibasaki
Lady Himi (voice)
Aimyon
Natsuko (voice)
Yoshino Kimura
Shoichi Maki (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Izumi (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Utako (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Eriko (voice)
Sawako Agawa
Warawara (voice)
Karen Takizawa
Aiko (voice)
Shinobu Ôtake
The Parakeet King (voice)
Jun Kunimura
Noble Pelican (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi
Granduncle (voice)
Shōhei Hino