The Boy and the Heron
MOVIE FINISHED SUMMER 2023 1 eps 77%
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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.”
(Source: Letterboxd)
(Source: Letterboxd)
Studios:
Studio Ghibli
Characters
Mahito Maki
MAIN
VA: Souma Santoki
Aosagi
MAIN
VA: Masaki Suda
Natsuko
SUPPORTING
VA: Yoshino Kimura
Kiriko
SUPPORTING
VA: Kou Shibasaki
Himi
SUPPORTING
VA: AIMYON
Shouichi
SUPPORTING
VA: Takuya Kimura
Rou Pelican
SUPPORTING
VA: Kaoru Kobayashi
Inko Daiou
SUPPORTING
VA: Jun Kunimura
Aiko
SUPPORTING
VA: Shinobu Ootake
Izumi
SUPPORTING
VA: Keiko Takeshita
Eriko
SUPPORTING
VA: Sawako Agawa
Utako
SUPPORTING
VA: Jun Fubuki
Kazuko
SUPPORTING
Oooji
SUPPORTING
VA: Shouhei Hino
Warawara
SUPPORTING
VA: Karen Takizawa
Staff
Hayao Miyazaki
Director
Youji Takeshige
Art Director
Fumiko Numabata
Color Design
Kanako Takayanagi
Color Design
Atsushi Okui
Director of Photography
Takeshi Seyama
Editing
Rie Matsubara
Editing
Akane Shiraishi
Editing
Joe Hisaishi
Music
Kenshi Yonezu
Theme Song Performance
Takeshi Honda
Animation Director
Katsuya Kondou
Key Animation
Reviews
Cadensia
Rating: 172 (196 votes)
To live, die and know
konekofx
Rating: 78 (88 votes)
Kimi Tachi Wa Dō Ikiru Ka ? (The Boy and The Heron)
Chizuo
Rating: 49 (57 votes)
Miyazaki's non-answer to a life of existential dread and idealism
cosmicturtle0
Rating: 38 (72 votes)
a beautiful, empty mess [spoilers]
Redpillman
Rating: 35 (45 votes)
How Do You Live?
Carasouels
Rating: 33 (37 votes)
Dealing with loss. Death and grief
Stats
Average Score
77
Mean Score
77
Popularity
57,053
Favourites
1,402
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 964
PLANNING: 15544
COMPLETED: 40250
DROPPED: 112
PAUSED: 183
Score Distribution
10: 80
20: 52
30: 206
40: 395
50: 1053
60: 2235
70: 5774
80: 7960
90: 6377
100: 2960
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