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The Boy and the Heron (2023)

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Drama Adventure Fantasy Animation Family

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

Release Date: 2023, July 14
Directors: Hayao Miyazaki
Countries: Japan
Production: Studio Ghibli
Cast: Takuya Kimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Jun Kunimura, Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Yoshino Kimura, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, Karen Takizawa, Shinobu Otake

Overview:

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."

Keywords:

coming of age courage world war ii 1940s poverty anime supernatural loss of loved one suspenseful parallel world teenage boy semi autobiographical hand drawn animation based on myths, legends or folklore education spirituality troubled childhood moving to a city imaginative magic world animation magical realism