The Boy and the Heron
君たちはどう生きるか
Release: 2023-07-14
·Runtime: 124m
·★ 7.4
Animation
Adventure
Fantasy
Family
Drama
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."
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Studio Ghibli
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Kaoru Kobayashi
as Noble Pelican (voice)
Soma Santoki
as Mahito Maki (voice)
Masaki Suda
as Gray Heron (voice)
Ko Shibasaki
as Kiriko (voice)
Aimyon
as Lady Himi (voice)
Sawako Agawa
as Eriko (voice)
Jun Kunimura
as The Parakeet King (voice)
Shōhei Hino
as Granduncle (voice)
Yoshino Kimura
as Natsuko (voice)
Takuya Kimura
as Shoichi Maki (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
as Izumi (voice)
Jun Fubuki
as Utako (voice)
Karen Takizawa
as Warawara (voice)
Shinobu Otake
as Aiko (voice)
Crew
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Key Animation
Hayao Miyazaki
Storyboard Artist, Director, Original Story, Screenplay
Yumiko Mihara
Production Assistant
Kazuyoshi Katayama
Assistant Director
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Co-Producer
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Key Animation
Koji Hoshino
Executive Producer
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Goro Miyazaki
Executive Producer
Masashi Ando
Key Animation
Katsuya Kondo
Key Animation
Tamaki Kojo
Post Production Supervisor
Akihiko Yamashita
Key Animation
Yoshimi Itazu
Key Animation
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Takeshi Honda
Animation Director, Character Designer
Kitaro Kosaka
Key Animation
Kiyofumi Nakajima
Executive Producer
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Kenshi Yonezu
Theme Song Performance
Tsutomu Kawahigashi
Dolby Consultant