The Boy and the Heron Backdrop
Masterpiece
7.4
124m

The Boy and the Heron

"Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning."

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The Story

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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Lead Performance

Soma Santoki

Soma Santoki

Mahito Maki (voice)

Masaki Suda

Masaki Suda

Gray Heron (voice)

Ko Shibasaki

Ko Shibasaki

Kiriko (voice)

Aimyon

Aimyon

Lady Himi (voice)

Yoshino Kimura

Yoshino Kimura

Natsuko (voice)

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