Boy and the Heron, The

Boy and the Heron, The

2023

Mahito, a young 12-year-old boy, struggles to settle in a new town after his mother's death. However, when a talking heron informs Mahito that his mother is still alive, he enters an abandoned tower in search of her, which takes him to another world.

Winner of 1 Academy Award

JBscale
91
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Animation - Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Length
2 hrs. 4 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 8, 2023
US Box Office
$46,832,867 (#2002 of 7538)
Global Office
$293,303,662 (#557 of 4500)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Bloody Images, Smoking, Some Violent Content

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English (Dubbed): DD+ 5.1
Japanese: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Shout Factory
Released
July 9, 2024
Acquired Date
August 24, 2024
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
August 24, 2024

Actors

Soma Santoki
Soma Santoki
Masaki Suda
Masaki Suda
Ko Shibasaki
Ko Shibasaki
Aimyon
Aimyon
Yoshino Kimura
Yoshino Kimura
Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura
Jun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura
Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru Kobayashi
Christian Bale
Christian Bale
Dave Bautista
Dave Bautista
Gemma Chan
Gemma Chan
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Karen Fukuhara
Karen Fukuhara
Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
Luca Padovan
Luca Padovan
Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson
Florence Pugh
Florence Pugh
Dan Stevens
Dan Stevens

Directors

Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki

Producers

Toshio Suzuki
Toshio Suzuki

Writers

Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki

Awards & Accolades

  • 2023 Oscar : Best Animated Feature Film

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 8.24.2024 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh Certified
96%
Tomatometer
268 votes
RT Fresh Certified
88%
Popcornmeter
449 votes
METASCORE
91
55 votes
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
86,485 votes

Tags

  1. Studio Ghibli

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media