The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

3.7 |
2h 4min

Released

AnimationAdventureFantasyFamilyDrama
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."
The Boy and the Heron

Story

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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Directors

Yoshimi Itazu, Susumu Mitsunaka, Kazuyoshi Katayama, Goro Miyazaki, Shintarou Nakazawa, Chihiro Okada, Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Kiyotaka Oshiyama,

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

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