The Boy and the Heron
2023 · TMDB 7.4 · 君たちはどう生きるか
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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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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 appear...
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- Runtime
- 124 min
- Released
- 2023-07-14
- Studio
- Studio Ghibli
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- TMDB score
- 7.4
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