The Boy and the Heron (2023)

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning. 2023-07-14 Japan 124 Min. PG-13
7.5 1814 votes

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."

Cast

Soma Santoki is Mahito Maki (voice)
Mahito Maki (voice)
菅田将暉 is Gray Heron (voice)
Gray Heron (voice)
柴咲コウ is Kiriko (voice)
Kiriko (voice)
あいみょん is Lady Himi (voice)
Lady Himi (voice)
木村佳乃 is Natsuko (voice)
Natsuko (voice)
木村拓哉 is Shoichi Maki (voice)
Shoichi Maki (voice)
竹下景子 is Izumi (voice)
Izumi (voice)
風吹ジュン is Utako (voice)
Utako (voice)
阿川佐和子 is Eriko (voice)
Eriko (voice)
滝沢カレン is Warawara (voice)
Warawara (voice)
大竹しのぶ is Aiko (voice)
Aiko (voice)
國村隼 is The Parakeet King (voice)
The Parakeet King (voice)