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The Boy and the Heron

75 %|Jul 14, 2023|Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama

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."

Featured Crew

Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Ai Takashi
Key Animation
Yoshimi Itazu
Key Animation
Kiyofumi Nakajima
Executive Producer
Atsuko Fukushima
Key Animation
Yuuga Tokuno
Key Animation
Atsuko Tanaka
Key Animation

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Cast

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Soma Santoki
Mahito Maki (voice)
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Masaki Suda
Gray Heron (voice)
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Ko Shibasaki
Kiriko (voice)
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Aimyon
Lady Himi (voice)
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Yoshino Kimura
Natsuko (voice)
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Takuya Kimura
Shoichi Maki (voice)
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Keiko Takeshita
Izumi (voice)
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Jun Fubuki
Utako (voice)
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Sawako Agawa
Eriko (voice)
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Karen Takizawa
Warawara (voice)
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Shinobu Ôtake
Aiko (voice)
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Jun Kunimura
The Parakeet King (voice)
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Kaoru Kobayashi
Noble Pelican (voice)
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Shōhei Hino
Granduncle (voice)