
Feature film — 2023
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
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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Director: Hayao Miyazaki
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Cast & crew

Soma Santoki
Mahito Maki (voice)

Masaki Suda
Gray Heron (voice)

Ko Shibasaki
Kiriko (voice)

Aimyon
Lady Himi (voice)

Yoshino Kimura
Natsuko (voice)

Takuya Kimura
Shoichi Maki (voice)

Keiko Takeshita
Izumi (voice)

Jun Fubuki
Utako (voice)

Sawako Agawa
Eriko (voice)

Karen Takizawa
Warawara (voice)

Shinobu Otake
Aiko (voice)

Jun Kunimura
The Parakeet King (voice)
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