The Boy and the Heron

About

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."

Credits

Directed by

• Hayao Miyazaki

Written by

• Hayao Miyazaki

Produced by

• Toshio Suzuki

Music by

• Joe Hisaishi

Cinematography

• Atsushi Okui

Edited by

• Rie Matsubara
• Takeshi Seyama
• Akane Shiraishi

Cast

• Soma Santokias Mahito Maki (voice)
• Masaki Sudaas Gray Heron (voice)
• Ko Shibasakias Kiriko (voice)
• Aimyonas Lady Himi (voice)
• Yoshino Kimuraas Natsuko (voice)
• Takuya Kimuraas Shoichi Maki (voice)
• Keiko Takeshitaas Izumi (voice)
• Jun Fubukias Utako (voice)
• Sawako Agawaas Eriko (voice)
• Karen Takizawaas Warawara (voice)
• Shinobu Otakeas Aiko (voice)
• Jun Kunimuraas The Parakeet King (voice)
• Kaoru Kobayashias Noble Pelican (voice)
• Shōhei Hinoas Granduncle (voice)

Genres