Rent The Boy and the Heron (2023)
3.6 of 5 from 136 ratings
2h 0min
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- Synopsis:
- From legendary Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) comes a Bafta and Academy Award-winning® new fantasy adventure. After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family's estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events leads him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito's new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey, Mahito must uncover the secrets of the world and the truth about himself.
- Directors:
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Producers:
- Toshio Suzuki
- Voiced By:
- Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, Karen Takizawa, Shinobu Ôtake, Jun Kunimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Shôhei Hino, Nami Uehara, Kiyoko Nishimura, Ryunosuke Watanuki, Takuya Yagyu, Gakudai, Sannosuke Iizuka
- Writers:
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Aka:
- El niño y la garza
- Studio:
- Elysian Film Group
- Genres:
- Anime & Animation
- Collections:
- Holidays Film Collection, Top 13 Halloween Films For Kids
- Countries:
- Japan
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/09/2024
- Run Time:
- 124 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description, English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Feature-Length Storyboards
- Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi
- Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki
- Interview with Supervising Animator Takeshi Honda
- Drawing with Takeshi Honda
- "Spinning Globe" Music Video
- Teasers and Trailers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/09/2024
- Run Time:
- 124 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description, English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese Dolby Atmos, Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
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Reviews (2) of The Boy and the Heron
Dissaponting - The Boy and the Heron review by sb
FILM & WATCHED Been waiting ages for this to get a release and it may have been me but I found it a crushing disappointment. Loved all of Miyazaki’s films but this never seemed to engage -there is a narrative there but so much of it seems to be disjointed scenes that never seem to go anywhere . Characters are introduced then dissapear again and a lot of it is very confusing and borderline baffling. Even the animation seems to be a bit flat - you never get that sense of wonder as you do with the others. As I say I may be missing something but although I really wanted to connect with it - it just never happened. So because it’s Miyazaki 3/3……
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Miyazaki’s Parting Puzzle - The Boy and the Heron review by griggs
For much of the film, I felt kept at a distance. Rich images and inventive creatures filled the screen, but the story wandered in ways I couldn’t quite follow. I’ve often struggled with Studio Ghibli, and this seemed another that would elude me.
Then, in the final stretch, the pieces aligned. Grief, memory, and the burden of inheritance coalesced into a parable that felt unmistakably personal. Miyazaki seemed to be revisiting his wartime childhood while also confronting the question of legacy—what to carry forward, and what to lay down.
What endures is less a plot than a state of feeling—unsettling at times, but ultimately generous. The Boy and the Heron may not be the easiest to grasp, yet by its close it felt like a parting gift, moving because of the effort it asked me to make.
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