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The Boy and the Heron
Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.
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."
  • Released on 07/14/2023 (Movie)
  • 7.505 out of 10 (1616 votes on TMDB)
  • Animation / Adventure / Fantasy / Family
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Soma Santoki

Character's name: "Mahito Maki (voice)"
Birthday: 06/06/2005
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

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Masaki Suda

Character's name: "Gray Heron (voice)"
Birthday: 02/21/1993
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Biography:
Taishō Sugō (菅生 大将), known professionally as Masaki Suda (菅田 将暉), is a Japanese actor and singer. He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. In addition, he received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award in the 68th Art Award Film Division in recognition of his success. His debut song is "Mita Koto mo Nai Keshiki".

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Ko Shibasaki

Character's name: "Kiriko (voice)"
Birthday: 08/05/1981
Birthplace: Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Biography:
​Ko Shibasaki (柴咲 コウ Shibasaki Kō, born Yukie Yamamura, on August 5, 1981, in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan), is a Japanese singer and actress.

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Aimyon

Character's name: "Lady Himi (voice)"
Birthday: 03/06/1995
Birthplace: Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

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Yoshino Kimura

Character's name: "Natsuko (voice)"
Birthday: 04/10/1976
Birthplace: London, England
Biography:
Yoshino Kimura is a British-born Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series Masters of Horror. Kimura won the "Rookie of the Year" prize at the 21st Japan Academy Awards for her appearance in Shitsurakuen.

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Takuya Kimura

Character's name: "Shoichi Maki (voice)"
Birthday: 11/13/1972
Birthplace: Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Biography:
Takuya Kimura (Japanese: 木村 拓哉, Hepburn: Kimura Takuya, born November 13, 1972) is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. A 1996 television drama series, Long Vacation, in which he landed his first lead role, became a massive success, creating a phrase called the "Lon-bake phenomenon". He was given the title, "The King of Ratings", as his subsequent television series continued to generate high ratings and each show became a social phenomenon as it aired. Five of his works are ranked in the 10 best-viewed TV drama series in Japan, the highest of which is his 2001 drama series, Hero. He also starred in blockbuster films, including Love and Honor (2006), Hero (2007) and Howl's Moving Castle (as a voice actor, 2004). Kimura is also known for his work in the video games Judgment and Lost Judgment, portraying Takayuki Yagami.

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Keiko Takeshita

Character's name: "Izumi (voice)"
Birthday: 09/15/1953
Birthplace: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Biography:
Keiko Takeshita (竹下景子 Takeshita Keiko; born on September 15, 1953 in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She starred in the Japanese version of From Up on Poppy Hill as Hana Matsuzaki. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Jun Fubuki

Character's name: "Utako (voice)"
Birthday: 05/12/1952
Birthplace: Toyama, Japan
Biography:
Jun Fubuki is a Japanese actress.

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Sawako Agawa

Character's name: "Eriko (voice)"
Birthday: 11/01/1953
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Biography:
Sawako Agawa (阿川 佐和子, Agawa Sawako, November 1, 1953) is a Japanese essayist, novelist and actress from Tokyo.

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Karen Takizawa

Character's name: "Warawara (voice)"
Birthday: 05/13/1992
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

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Shinobu Ôtake

Character's name: "Aiko (voice)"
Birthday: 07/17/1957
Birthplace: Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Biography:
Shinobu Otake (大竹 しのぶ, Ōtake Shinobu, born 17 July 1957) is a Japanese actress. She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 2000 Best Actress award for Poppoya, and the 1979 awards for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.

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Jun Kunimura

Character's name: "The Parakeet King (voice)"
Birthday: 11/16/1955
Birthplace: Kumamoto, Japan
Biography:
Jun Kunimura (國村 隼 Kunimura Jun, born November 16, 1955 in Kumamoto, Japan) is a Japanese actor known for his role as boss Tanaka in Kill Bill Vol. 1 from Quentin Tarantino or Ikemoto in Outrage fromTakeshi Kitano among many other roles

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Kaoru Kobayashi

Character's name: "Noble Pelican (voice)"
Birthday: 09/04/1951
Birthplace: Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Headshot of Shōhei Hino
Shōhei Hino

Character's name: "Granduncle (voice)"
Birthday: 05/30/1949
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan


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Kiyofumi Nakajima
Executive Producer

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Goro Miyazaki
Executive Producer

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Hayao Miyazaki
Writer

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Koji Hoshino
Executive Producer

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Hayao Miyazaki
Director

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Toshio Suzuki
Producer

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