The Boy and the Heron
Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.
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- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Animation
Overview
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."
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- 1940s
- loss of loved one
- world war ii
- bullying
- supernatural
- coming of age
- teenage boy
- parallel world
- anime
- based on myths
- legends or folklore
- hand drawn animation
- poverty
- education
- suspenseful
- spirituality
- semi autobiographical
- courage
- animation
- moving to a city
- troubled childhood
- imaginative
- magic world
- magical realism
- based on myths, legends or folklore
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 14, 2023
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Studio Ghibli,TOHO
- Budget
- $50,000,000
- Revenue
- $294,200,000
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt6587046