Release

14/07/2023

Rating

⭐ 7.4/10

Runtime

124 min

Status

Released

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$294,200,000

Genres

Animation Adventure Fantasy Drama Family

Languages

Japanese

Production

Links

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The Boy and the Heron

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."

Geronimo19672023-12-30T12:25:09.621Z

7/10

Maybe it's sacrilegious to say, but I didn't love this latest from the marvellously imaginative mind of Hayao Miyazaki. It follows the adventures of "Mahito" who arrives at the home of his factory-owning father amidst WWII. We appreciate quickly that his mother has died...

msbreviews2023-10-27T08:39:00.090Z

6/10

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THE BOY AND THE HERON is a visually captivating film that struggles to balance all of its storylines and themes. Technically, no faults. The visuals are nothing short ...

chandlerdanier2024-07-03T00:41:05.847Z

8/10

Good little adventure for this young man who... has a bit of a strange situation with his dad. What a crazy bugger his dad is and what kind of family dynamic is going on? Is the younger sister pregnant with the dad's kid? Maybe it's cultural and I'm not sure why the old...

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