The Boy and the Heron
(2023)

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

Released: 2023-07-14

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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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Soma Santoki

as Mahito Maki (voice)

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Masaki Suda

as Gray Heron (voice)

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Ko Shibasaki

as Kiriko (voice)

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Aimyon

as Lady Himi (voice)

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Yoshino Kimura

as Natsuko (voice)

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Takuya Kimura

as Shoichi Maki (voice)

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Keiko Takeshita

as Izumi (voice)

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Jun Fubuki

as Utako (voice)

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Sawako Agawa

as Eriko (voice)

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Karen Takizawa

as Warawara (voice)

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Shinobu Otake

as Aiko (voice)

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Jun Kunimura

as The Parakeet King (voice)

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Kaoru Kobayashi

as Noble Pelican (voice)

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Joe Hisaishi

Original Music Composer

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Toshiyuki Inoue

Key Animation

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Hayao Miyazaki

Storyboard Artist

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Koji Hoshino

Executive Producer

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Yoji Takeshige

Art Direction

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Noboru Yoshida

Art Direction

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Takeshi Honda

Animation Director

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Atsushi Okui

Director of Photography

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Takeshi Honda

Character Designer

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Kenshi Yonezu

Theme Song Performance

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Ei Inoue

Key Animation

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Shinya Ohira

Key Animation

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