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MASTER SCORE 79.5 / 100
2023·Adventure / Animation / Drama·2h 4m

THE BOY AND THE HERON

“Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.”

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."

Above the Line
Hayao Miyazaki·DirectorHayao Miyazaki·ScreenplayAtsushi Okui·Director of PhotographyJoe Hisaishi·Original Music ComposerAkane Shiraishi·Editor
Cast
Soma Santoki·Mahito Maki (voice)Masaki Suda·Gray Heron (voice)Ko Shibasaki·Kiriko (voice)Aimyon·Lady Himi (voice)Yoshino Kimura·Natsuko (voice)Takuya Kimura·Shoichi Maki (voice)Keiko Takeshita·Izumi (voice)Jun Fubuki·Utako (voice)Sawako Agawa·Eriko (voice)Karen Takizawa·Warawara (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Hayao Miyazaki·DirectorKazuyoshi Katayama·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Hayao Miyazaki·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Atsushi Okui·Director of Photography
Editing· 3
Akane Shiraishi·EditorRie Matsubara·EditorTakeshi Seyama·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Joe Hisaishi·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Yoji Takeshige·Art DirectionNoboru Yoshida·Art DirectionAi Omori·Background DesignerNoboru Yoshida·Background Designer
Production· 4
Kiyofumi Nakajima·Executive ProducerGoro Miyazaki·Executive ProducerKoji Hoshino·Executive ProducerToshio Suzuki·Producer
Other Departments· 14
Toshiyuki Inoue·Key AnimationYoshimi Itazu·Key AnimationAi Takashi·Key AnimationHideki Hamasu·Key AnimationAtsuko Fukushima·Key AnimationYuuga Tokuno·Key AnimationTakeshi Inamura·Key AnimationAtsuko Otani·Key AnimationSusumu Mitsunaka·Key AnimationTakayuki Hamada·Key AnimationAtsuko Tanaka·Key AnimationEiji Yamamori·Key AnimationHiroomi Yamakawa·Key AnimationKanako Takayanagi·Color Designer
By the Numbers
79.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$294M
ROI 488%
Worldwide Gross
1
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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