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The Boy and the Heron (2023)
124 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

124 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Through encounters with his friends and uncle, follows a teenage boy's psychological development. He enters a magical world with a talking grey heron after finding an abandoned tower in his new town.

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Writer

Hayao Miyazaki (written by)

Producer

Toshio Suzuki

Composer

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematographer

Atsushi Okui

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Release date

Dec 8, 2023 (United States)

Awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Known for
Soma Santoki Mahito Maki (voice) Mahito Maki (voice) See fewer	The Days (2023)
Masaki Suda The Grey Heron (voice) The Grey Heron (voice) See fewer	Wilderness: Part One (2017)
Takuya Kimura Shoichi Maki (voice) Shoichi Maki (voice) See fewer	2046 (2004)
Aimyon Himi (voice) Himi (voice) See fewer	Neko (2020)
Kô Shibasaki Kiriko (voice) (as Kou Shibasaki) Kiriko (voice) (as Kou Shibasaki) See fewer	Battle Royale (2000)
Yoshino Kimura Natsuko (voice) Natsuko (voice) See fewer	Confessions (2010)
Shohei Hino Great-Uncle (voice) (as Shôhei Hino) Great-Uncle (voice) (as Shôhei Hino) See fewer	The Shogun Assassins (1979)
Jun Kunimura The Parakeet King (voice) The Parakeet King (voice) See fewer	Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kaoru Kobayashi Old Pelican (voice) Old Pelican (voice) See fewer	And Then (1985)
Keiko Takeshita Maid #1 (voice) Maid #1 (voice) See fewer	The Wind Rises (2013)
Jun Fubuki Maid #2 (voice) Maid #2 (voice) See fewer	Nowhere Man (1991)
Sawako Agawa Maid #3 (voice) Maid #3 (voice) See fewer	Egoist (2022)
Karen Takizawa Maid #4 (voice) Maid #4 (voice) See fewer	Maria Watches Over Us (2010)
Shinobu Ôtake Maid #5 (voice) Maid #5 (voice) See fewer	The Incident (1978)