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MOVIE · 2023

The Boy and the Heron

Japanese original · 124 min

★ 7.4 TMDB · 2,792 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."

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Movie & series details

Original title
君たちはどう生きるか
Release date
2023-07-14
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Production countries
Japan

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)Shinobu OtakeAiko (voice)Jun KunimuraThe Parakeet King (voice)Kaoru KobayashiNoble Pelican (voice)Shōhei HinoGranduncle (voice)

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