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

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 Animation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Boy and the Heron.

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  Soma Santoki

• M
  Masaki Suda

  Cube

• T
  Takuya Kimura

  Blade of the Immortal, Howl's Moving Castle

• A
  Aimyon

• K
  Ko Shibasaki

  47 Ronin

• Y
  Yoshino Kimura

Crew Behind the Film

The The Boy and the Heron behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Hayao Miyazaki last directed Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro and Princess Mononoke 20th Anniversary. The film's writer Hayao Miyazaki last wrote Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro and Princess Mononoke 20th Anniversary.

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Screenwriter

Hayao Miyazaki

Producer

Toshio Suzuki

Production Details

What we know about the The Boy and the Heron movie production.

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.

Production Updates for The Boy and the Heron

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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