The Boy and the Heron

2023 Hayao Miyazaki 2h 4m
Animation Adventure Fantasy Drama Family

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.

Cast

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)

Vibes

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Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with The Boy and the Heron

Toy Story 3 2010
Letting go. Two master animators saying goodbye in their own way. Watch as a double feature
Howl's Moving Castle 2004
Miyazaki's grief. Two films where personal loss becomes the key to magical worlds of staggering beauty. Watch as a double feature
Spirited Away 2001
Miyazaki's grief worlds. Two films about children who enter fantasy realms because reality has become too painful. Watch as a double feature

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