The Boy and the Heron

Name: The Boy and the Heron
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2023-07-14
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura

2023·2h 4m

7.4/ 10 (2,860 votes)

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

AnimationFantasyDrama

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."