The Boy and the Heron
★ 7.7
67,849 members
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Adventure
- Supernatural
- Fairy Tale
- Coming of Age
- Animals
- Anthropomorphism
- Autobiographical
- Male Protagonist
- Adoption
- Orphan
- Historical
- Rural
- Pregnancy
- War
- Family Life
- CGI
- Archery
Synopsis
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.”
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Characters
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Mahito Maki
main
Souma Santoki
Voice actor
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Aosagi
main
Masaki Suda
Voice actor
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Natsuko
supporting
Yoshino Kimura
Voice actor
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Kiriko
supporting
Kou Shibasaki
Voice actor
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Himi
supporting
AIMYON
Voice actor
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Shouichi
supporting
Takuya Kimura
Voice actor
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Rou Pelican
supporting
Kaoru Kobayashi
Voice actor
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Inko Daiou
supporting
Jun Kunimura
Voice actor
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Aiko
supporting
Shinobu Ootake
Voice actor
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Izumi
supporting
Keiko Takeshita
Voice actor
Staff
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Hayao Miyazaki
Director
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Youji Takeshige
Art Director
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Fumiko Numabata
Color Design
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Kanako Takayanagi
Color Design
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Atsushi Okui
Director of Photography
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Takeshi Seyama
Editing
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Rie Matsubara
Editing
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Akane Shiraishi
Editing
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Joe Hisaishi
Music
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Kenshi Yonezu
Theme Song Performance
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Takeshi Honda
Animation Director
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Katsuya Kondou
Key Animation
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