The Boy and the Heron
“Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.”
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Screenplay / Story
Hayao Miyazaki
Music Composer
Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography
Atsushi Okui
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."
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Production Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide Box Office
$295,611,188
Original Language
JA
Production Country
Japan
Content Rating
PG-13
Release Status
Released
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Top 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)
