Where to watch The Boy and the Heron(2023)

Name: The Boy and the Heron
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2023-07-14
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura

Movie · 2023 · 2h 4m · Animation, Fantasy, Drama

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The Boy and the Heron plot summary

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

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."

Details

Original title: 君たちはどう生きるか
Release date: July 14, 2023
Runtime: 2h 4m
Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Country: Japan
TMDB rating: 7.4 / 10 · 2,853 votes

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Cast

Soma SantokiMahito Maki (voice)
Masaki SudaGray Heron (voice)
Ko ShibasakiKiriko (voice)
AimyonLady Himi (voice)
Yoshino KimuraNatsuko (voice)
Takuya KimuraShoichi Maki (voice)
Keiko TakeshitaIzumi (voice)
Jun FubukiUtako (voice)
Sawako AgawaEriko (voice)
Karen TakizawaWarawara (voice)

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In the United States, The Boy and the Heron is available to stream on HBO Max. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.