The Boy and the Heron (2023)

12/08/2023 2h 4m

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

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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

Masaki Suda

as Gray Heron (voice)

Born 02/21/1993, age

Ko Shibasaki

as Kiriko (voice)

Born 08/05/1981, age

Aimyon

as Lady Himi (voice)

Born 03/06/1995, age

Yoshino Kimura

as Natsuko (voice)

Born 04/10/1976, age

Takuya Kimura

as Shoichi Maki (voice)

Born 11/13/1972, age

Keiko Takeshita

as Izumi (voice)

Born 09/15/1953, age

Jun Fubuki

as Utako (voice)

Born 05/12/1952, age

Shinobu Otake

as Aiko (voice)

Born 07/17/1957, age

Jun Kunimura

as The Parakeet King (voice)

Born 11/16/1955, age

Kaoru Kobayashi

as Noble Pelican (voice)

Born 09/04/1951, age