The Boy and the Heron

Original title: 君たちはどう生きるか

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

• 2023
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• 2h 4m
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• PG-13

• Animation
• Fantasy
• Drama

★ 7.4 TMDB Rating · 2.8K votes

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."

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Release date

Jul 14, 2023

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan