2023 · 124 min · PG-13

The Boy and the Heron

Name: The Boy and the Heron
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura

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

Rural Underground

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

Grief & Loss Coming Of Age Family & Loyalty

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

MelancholicWhimsicalSurreal DreamlikeContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadChild Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Premise & themes

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