The Boy and the Heron
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."
Trailer
"Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning."
Crew
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Hayao Miyazaki Director -
Soma Santoki Mahito Maki (voice) -
Masaki Suda Gray Heron (voice) -
Ko Shibasaki Kiriko (voice) -
Aimyon Lady Himi (voice) -
Yoshino Kimura Natsuko (voice) -
Takuya Kimura Shoichi Maki (voice) -
Keiko Takeshita Izumi (voice) -
Jun Fubuki Utako (voice)
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