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The Boy and the Heron

君たちはどう生きるかKimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka

Also known as Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka · How Do You Live? · Il ragazzo e l’airone · Chłopiec i czapla · Le Garçon et le Héron · Gutten og hegren · Pojken och hägern · Poika ja haikara · El chico y la garza · El niño y la garza · Der Junge und der Reiher · เด็กชายกับนกกระสา · 그대들은 어떻게 살 것인가 · הילד והאנפה · O Menino e a Garça · Drengen og hejren

Hayao Miyazaki (director) · Studio Ghibli (studio)

Seen in a theater

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.” (Source: Letterboxd)

Release year

2023

Released

Jul 14, 2023

Runtime

124 minutes

Country

Japan

Genres

Adventure · Drama · Fantasy · Supernatural