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The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

# Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.
Animation   Adventure   Fantasy   Family   Drama
📜 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."
💵 Budget: USD 50,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 2023-07-14
⌚ Running Time: 124 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.465

Beloved Cast

Soma Santoki original image
Mahito Maki (voice)
Soma Santoki
Masaki Suda original image
Gray Heron (voice)
Masaki Suda
Ko Shibasaki original image
Kiriko (voice)
Ko Shibasaki
Aimyon original image
Lady Himi (voice)
Aimyon
Yoshino Kimura original image
Natsuko (voice)
Yoshino Kimura
Takuya Kimura original image
Shoichi Maki (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Keiko Takeshita original image
Izumi (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Jun Fubuki original image
Utako (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Sawako Agawa original image
Eriko (voice)
Sawako Agawa
Karen Takizawa original image
Warawara (voice)
Karen Takizawa
Shinobu Ôtake original image
Aiko (voice)
Shinobu Ôtake
Jun Kunimura original image
The Parakeet King (voice)
Jun Kunimura
Kaoru Kobayashi original image
Noble Pelican (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi
Shōhei Hino original image
Granduncle (voice)
Shōhei Hino

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