The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

U/A 13+ 14/07/2023
  • Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
  • 2 hr 4 min
74%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $50,000,000
  • Revenue :$294,200,000
Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.

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."
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $50,000,000
  • Revenue :$294,200,000
Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.

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."
Top Billed Cast
Soma Santoki
Soma Santoki

Mahito Maki (voice)

Masaki Suda
Masaki Suda

Gray Heron (voice)

Ko Shibasaki
Ko Shibasaki

Kiriko (voice)

Aimyon
Aimyon

Lady Himi (voice)

Yoshino Kimura
Yoshino Kimura

Natsuko (voice)

Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura

Shoichi Maki (voice)

Keiko Takeshita
Keiko Takeshita

Izumi (voice)

Jun Fubuki
Jun Fubuki

Utako (voice)

Sawako Agawa
Sawako Agawa

Eriko (voice)

Karen Takizawa
Karen Takizawa

Warawara (voice)

Shinobu Otake
Shinobu Otake

Aiko (voice)

Jun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura

The Parakeet King (voice)

Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru Kobayashi

Noble Pelican (voice)

Shōhei Hino
Shōhei Hino

Granduncle (voice)

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Crew Members
Toshiyuki Inoue
Toshiyuki Inoue

Key Animation

Yoshimi Itazu
Yoshimi Itazu

Key Animation

Kiyofumi Nakajima
Kiyofumi Nakajima

Executive Producer

Kazuyoshi Katayama
Kazuyoshi Katayama

Assistant Director

Goro Miyazaki
Goro Miyazaki

Executive Producer

Takeshi Seyama
Takeshi Seyama

Editor

Noboru Yoshida
Noboru Yoshida

Background Designer

Kazuo Oga
Kazuo Oga

Background Designer

Yoshiaki Nishimura
Yoshiaki Nishimura

Co-Producer

Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki

Storyboard Artist

Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki

Writer

Koji Hoshino
Koji Hoshino

Executive Producer

Yoji Takeshige
Yoji Takeshige

Art Direction

Noboru Yoshida
Noboru Yoshida

Art Direction

Takeshi Honda
Takeshi Honda

Animation Director

Atsushi Okui
Atsushi Okui

Director of Photography

Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki

Director

Toshio Suzuki
Toshio Suzuki

Producer

Takeshi Honda
Takeshi Honda

Character Designer

Kenshi Yonezu
Kenshi Yonezu

Theme Song Performance

Akihiko Yamashita
Akihiko Yamashita

Key Animation

Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Key Animation

Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Kiyotaka Oshiyama

Key Animation

Masashi Ando
Masashi Ando

Key Animation

Katsuya Kondo
Katsuya Kondo

Key Animation

Kitaro Kosaka
Kitaro Kosaka

Key Animation

Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi

Original Music Composer

Tsutomu Kawahigashi
Tsutomu Kawahigashi

Dolby Consultant

Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi

Conductor

Tamaki Kojo
Tamaki Kojo

Post Production Supervisor

Yumiko Mihara
Yumiko Mihara

Production Assistant

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