Boy and the Heron, The

aka: Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka
Japan 2023, 124 minutes
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Action/Adventure, Family / Youth, Fantasy, Animal Amok

Topics: Studio Ghibli, Period 1940s.

Feat. Robert Pattinson, Dave Bautista, Mark Hamill, Christian Bale, Gemma Chan, Karen Fukuhara, Florence Pugh, Willem Dafoe

“...an astonishing, sumptuous animated fantasy featuring everything you love about one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.”~Empire

Aroview: A 12-year-old boy, struggles to settle in a new town after his mother's death. However, when a sinister talking heron informs him that his mother is alive, he enters an abandoned tower in search of her, which takes him to a supernatural world where nothing is what it seems.

This highly anticipated semi-autobiographical fantasy brought animation wizard MIYAZAKI out of retirement. it took him seven years to complete. It is the most expensive Japanese film of all time. It has also proven to be the highest grossing film from Studio Ghibli.