The Boy and the Heron
Completed
"Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning."
2023-07-14
7.437
ja 124mAnimationAdventureFantasyFamilyDrama
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."
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Ai Takashi
Key Animation
Yoshimi Itazu
Executive Producer
Kiyofumi Nakajima
Key Animation
Atsuko Fukushima
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 suspenseful
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$294,200,000Budget
$50,000,000Countries
- Japan
Companies
- Studio Ghibli
