The Boy and the Heron (2023)

12/08/2023 2h 4m

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

How old is the movie?

1 year 7 months 5 days

Overview

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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Cast Ages at Release

Soma Santoki

as Mahito Maki (voice)

Born 06/06/2005, age 20

Masaki Suda

as Gray Heron (voice)

Born 02/21/1993, age 32

Ko Shibasaki

as Kiriko (voice)

Born 08/05/1981, age 43

Aimyon

as Lady Himi (voice)

Born 03/06/1995, age 30

Yoshino Kimura

as Natsuko (voice)

Born 04/10/1976, age 49

Takuya Kimura

as Shoichi Maki (voice)

Born 11/13/1972, age 52

Keiko Takeshita

as Izumi (voice)

Born 09/15/1953, age 71

Jun Fubuki

as Utako (voice)

Born 05/12/1952, age 73

Shinobu Otake

as Aiko (voice)

Born 07/17/1957, age 67

Jun Kunimura

as The Parakeet King (voice)

Born 11/16/1955, age 69

Kaoru Kobayashi

as Noble Pelican (voice)

Born 09/04/1951, age 73