The Boy and the Heron (2023)
AnimationAdventureFantasyDrama
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."
Director:
Hayao Miyazaki
Writer:
Hayao Miyazaki
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Soma Santoki as Mahito Maki (voice) |
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Masaki Suda as Gray Heron (voice) |
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Ko Shibasaki as Kiriko (voice) |
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Aimyon as Lady Himi (voice) |
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Yoshino Kimura as Natsuko (voice) |
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Takuya Kimura as Shoichi Maki (voice) |
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Keiko Takeshita as Izumi (voice) |
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Jun Fubuki as Utako (voice) |
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Sawako Agawa as Eriko (voice) |
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Karen Takizawa as Warawara (voice) |
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Shinobu Otake as Aiko (voice) |
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Jun Kunimura as The Parakeet King (voice) |
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Kaoru Kobayashi as Noble Pelican (voice) |
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ShÅhei Hino as Granduncle (voice) |
Writing | Hayao Miyazaki | Screenplay |
Directing | Hayao Miyazaki | Director |
Writing | Hayao Miyazaki | Original Story |
Art | Hayao Miyazaki | Storyboard Artist |
Sound | Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
Production | Toshio Suzuki | Producer |
Camera | Atsushi Okui | Director of Photography |
Editing | Takeshi Seyama | Editor |
Art | Yoji Takeshige | Art Direction |
Visual Effects | Takeshi Inamura | Key Animation |
Production | Goro Miyazaki | Executive Producer |
Art | Noboru Yoshida | Art Direction |
Art | Noboru Yoshida | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Masashi Ando | Key Animation |
Production | Koji Hoshino | Executive Producer |
Sound | Mika Yamaguchi | Foley Artist |
Visual Effects | Katsuya Kondo | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Atsuko Fukushima | Key Animation |
Sound | Koji Kasamatsu | Sound Director |
Sound | Koji Kasamatsu | Sound Mixer |
Directing | Kazuyoshi Katayama | Assistant Director |
Visual Effects | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Key Animation |
Art | Kazuo Oga | Background Designer |
Editing | Rie Matsubara | Editor |
Visual Effects | Yoshimi Itazu | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Akihiko Yamashita | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Yoshimichi Kameda | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Susumu Mitsunaka | Key Animation |
Art | Kosuke Hayashi | Background Designer |
Production | Yoshiaki Nishimura | Co-Producer |
Visual Effects | Hideki Hamasu | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Takeshi Honda | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Takeshi Honda | Character Designer |
Visual Effects | Megumi Kagawa | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kitarou Kousaka | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kiyotaka Oshiyama | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Shinji Otsuka | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Michiyo Suzuki | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hiroomi Yamakawa | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Eiji Yamamori | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Shinya Ohira | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Atsuko Tanaka | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Atsuko Otani | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Inoue | Key Animation |
Art | Yoichi Nishikawa | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Ei Inoue | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Ai Takashi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Takayuki Hamada | Key Animation |
Art | Yumi Ishii | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Junji Yabuta | Compositing Artist |
Visual Effects | Fumiko Numahata | Color Designer |
Visual Effects | Yuuga Tokuno | Key Animation |
Sound | Kenshi Yonezu | Theme Song Performance |
Directing | Shintarou Nakazawa | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
Editing | Akane Shiraishi | Editor |
Art | Yui Onodera | Background Designer |
Art | Ayahi Shimomura | Background Designer |
Art | Saki Kurobe | Background Designer |
Production | Kiyofumi Nakajima | Executive Producer |
Visual Effects | Yumi Handa | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kanako Takayanagi | Color Designer |
Art | Minori Takayama | Background Designer |
Art | Ai Omori | Background Designer |
Art | Nanako Yagi | Background Designer |
Directing | Chihiro Okada | Second Unit First Assistant Director |