The Boy and the Heron

君たちはどう生きるか

2023 · 124 min · ★ 7.4 / 10 · 2840 votes

Animation · Fantasy · Drama

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."

Cast

Soma Santoki · Masaki Suda · Ko Shibasaki · Aimyon · Yoshino Kimura · Takuya Kimura · Keiko Takeshita · Jun Fubuki · Sawako Agawa · Karen Takizawa

Director

Hayao Miyazaki