The Boy and the Heron (2023)

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.”

Title: The Boy and the Heron

Release Date: 2023-07-14

Runtime: 124 minutes

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama

Country: Japan

Rating: ★★★★☆ • 7.449 / 10

TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/508883

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