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2023 · 124 min · PG-13

The Boy and the Heron

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Animation, Fantasy, Drama

The Boy and the Heron (2023) is a Animation film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki set in Tokyo during the 1940s. It runs 124 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of grief & loss, coming of age, and family & loyalty play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography
Atsushi Okui
Cast
Soma SantokiMasaki SudaKo ShibasakiAimyonYoshino KimuraTakuya KimuraKeiko TakeshitaJun Fubuki

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Tokyo
Setting
RuralUnderground
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Themes
Grief & LossComing Of AgeFamily & Loyalty
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
MelancholicWhimsicalSurreal DreamlikeContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadChild Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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