The Boy and the Heron

2023

Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural

Studio

Studio Ghibli

Format

MOVIE

Episodes

1

First aired

2023-07-14

Rating

7.7 / 10

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother’s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy’s mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the “long-awaited one.” (Source: Letterboxd)