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The Boy and the Heron

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

2023★ 7.4 · 2.7K2h 4mAnimationFantasyDrama

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."

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Cast

木村拓哉
as Shoichi Maki (voice)

柴咲コウ
as Kiriko (voice)

菅田将暉
as Gray Heron (voice)

國村隼
as The Parakeet King (voice)

竹下景子
as Izumi (voice)

Kaoru Kobayashi
as Noble Pelican (voice)

風吹ジュン
as Utako (voice)

木村佳乃
as Natsuko (voice)

大竹しのぶ
as Aiko (voice)

火野正平
as Granduncle (voice)

滝沢カレン
as Warawara (voice)

山時聡真
as Mahito Maki (voice)

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Release date: 2023-07-14

Budget: $50,000,000

Revenue: $294,200,000

Runtime: 2h 4m

Genres

AnimationFantasyDrama

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