The Boy and the Heron
Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.
2023
Rated
PG-13
124
minutes
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
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Directed By:
Hayao Miyazaki
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."
Language
Japanese
Release Date
July 14, 2023
Budget
$50,000,000
Revenue
$165,208,613
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)
Sawako Agawa
Eriko (voice)
Karen Takizawa
Warawara (voice)
Shinobu Otake
Aiko (voice)
Jun Kunimura
The Parakeet King (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi
Noble Pelican (voice)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Hayao Miyazaki
Director
Shintarou Nakazawa
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Kazuyoshi Katayama
Assistant Director
Chihiro Okada
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Production
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Goro Miyazaki
Executive Producer
Koji Hoshino
Executive Producer
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Co-Producer
Kiyofumi Nakajima
Executive Producer
Sound
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Kenshi Yonezu
Theme Song Performance
Koji Kasamatsu
Sound Director
Koji Kasamatsu
Sound Mixer
Mika Yamaguchi
Foley Artist
Visual Effects
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Key Animation
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Key Animation
Shinya Ohira
Key Animation
Susumu Mitsunaka
Key Animation
Shinji Otsuka
Key Animation
Ai Takashi
Key Animation
Akihiko Yamashita
Key Animation
Ei Inoue
Key Animation
Atsuko Tanaka
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Yoshimi Itazu
Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Katsuya Kondo
Key Animation
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Eiji Yamamori
Key Animation
Atsuko Fukushima
Key Animation
Michiyo Suzuki
Key Animation
Atsuko Otani
Key Animation
Takayuki Hamada
Key Animation
Takeshi Honda
Character Designer
Takeshi Honda
Animation Director
Kitarou Kousaka
Key Animation
Masashi Ando
Key Animation
Yoshimichi Kameda
Key Animation
Hiroomi Yamakawa
Key Animation
Yuuga Tokuno
Key Animation
Takeshi Inamura
Key Animation
Junji Yabuta
Compositing Artist
Kanako Takayanagi
Color Designer
Fumiko Numahata
Color Designer
Yumi Handa
Key Animation
Art
Hayao Miyazaki
Storyboard Artist
Kazuo Oga
Background Designer
Kosuke Hayashi
Background Designer
Ayahi Shimomura
Background Designer
Saki Kurobe
Background Designer
Yoichi Nishikawa
Background Designer
Yoji Takeshige
Art Direction
Noboru Yoshida
Art Direction
Noboru Yoshida
Background Designer
Yui Onodera
Background Designer
Yumi Ishii
Background Designer
Ai Omori
Background Designer
Nanako Yagi
Background Designer
Minori Takayama
Background Designer
Camera
Editing
Writing