Hayao Miyazaki's Unititled Film

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

Dec 8 2023 PG-13 NA
Animation

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."

Official Trailer
Plot

In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.

Written by

Hayao Miyazaki

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Cast

Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

Languages

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 35 wins & 89 nominations total

Trailers
Official English Trailer
Official Trailer 2
Teasers
Introduction
Official Teaser Trailer [Subtitled]
The Final Teaser
Coming Soon to 4K Blu-ray & Digital!
Featurettes
Guillermo del Toro on Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron
Kenshi Yonezu & Masaki Suda on working with Hayao Miyazaki [Subtitled]
Hayao Miyazaki's THE BOY AND THE HERON is a Staggering Work of Imagination | TIFF 2023
'The Boy and the Heron' | Scene at The Academy
Toshio Suzuki on Hayao Miyazaki & the Future of Animation [Subtitled]
On 4K Steelbook, 4K/Blu-ray & Blu-ray/DVD
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes of “The Boy and the Heron”(??????????)[Subtitled]
Joe Hisaishi on the Piano
Joe Hisaishi Conducts "The Last Smile"
Scores
# of Votes
124,027
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
91
Popularity
NA