The Boy and the Heron

Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka

Summer 2023MOVIE1 Ep124mFinished

AdventureDramaFantasySupernatural

Fairy TaleComing of AgeAnimalsIsekaiAnthropomorphismShapeshiftingUrban FantasyPhilosophy

Studio: Studio Ghibli

Staff: Hayao Miyazaki (Director), Youji Takeshige (Background Artist), Fumiko Numabata (Painter), Kanako Takayanagi (Painter), Atsushi Okui (Composite Artist)

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.” (Source: Letterboxd)

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