The Boy and the Heron
Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.
2023 · 2h 4m · PG-13 Animation, Drama, Fantasy
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."
Director and cast
- Soma Santoki as Mahito Maki (voice)
- Masaki Suda as Gray Heron (voice)
- Ko Shibasaki as Kiriko (voice)
- Aimyon as Lady Himi (voice)
- Yoshino Kimura as Natsuko (voice)
- Takuya Kimura as Shoichi Maki (voice)
- Keiko Takeshita as Izumi (voice)
- Jun Fubuki as Utako (voice)
- Sawako Agawa as Eriko (voice)
- Karen Takizawa as Warawara (voice)
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