The Boy and the Heron (2023)
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."
Release Date
2023-07-14
Rating
8
Duration
124 min
Countries
Keywords
loss of loved one world war ii education coming of age spirituality poverty teenage boy troubled childhood semi autobiographical moving to a city anime hand drawn animation magic world animation courage
