The Boy and the Heron Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jun. 26, 2024

The Boy and the Heron

Release Date: Friday, December 8, 2023 Theaters Tuesday, June 25, 2024 VOD / Digital

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Starring: Soma Santoki • Masaki Suda • Takuya Kimura • Aimyon • Ko Shibasaki

PG-13 Adventure N/A

73% WILL SEE 27% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

Adventure Drama Animated

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Who stars in The Boy and the Heron – Cast List

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Soma Santoki
M
Masaki Suda
Cloud, Cube
T
Takuya Kimura
Howl's Moving Castle, 2046
A
Aimyon
K
Ko Shibasaki
47 Ronin
Y
Yoshino Kimura

Who is making The Boy and the Heron – Crew List

A look at The Boy and the Heron behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Hayao Miyazaki last helmed My Neighbor Totoro and Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro. The film's writer Hayao Miyazaki last penned Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro and Princess Mononoke 20th Anniversary.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki
Producer: Toshio Suzuki

Studios: GKIDS
Production Company: Studio Ghibli

Production – What we know about the The Boy and the Heron

Key Facts

The hand-drawn, animated feature – director Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years – is an original story written and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, produced by co-founder Toshio Suzuki, and featuring a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. Its theme song, “Spinning Globe,” was penned and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.
The film will be released in its original Japanese with English subtitles, as well as a new English language version (10/21/2023).
Inspired by the 1937 novel by Genzaburo Yoshino.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Oct 2023

Completed

Changed The Boy and the Heron movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2023

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jul 2023

Completed

Changed the movie production status to Completed. The movie is ready for release.

Nov 2021

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some violent content/bloody images and smoking
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: How Do You Live
Language: English

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Introduction

The Boy and the Heron Release Date: When was the film released?

The Boy and the Heron was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, December 8 , 2023. There were 20 20 other movies released on the same date, including Poor Things, Eileen and The Oath.

The Boy and the Heron DVD & Blu-ray Release Date

The Boy and the Heron is scheduled to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on To Be Announced. Availability may vary by region. Pre-order your copy of The Boy and the Heron today on Amazon.