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The Boy and the Heron

2023·2h 4m·PG-13
DramaAdventureFantasyAnimation
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
141,337 votes
Metascore
91
Metacritic

In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy ventures into a dreamlike world shared by the living and the dead in search of his missing stepmother.

The Boy and the Heron is a 2023 drama adventure movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki, starring Kô Shibasaki, Aimyon, Soma Santoki. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 141,337 votes and runs 2h 4m.

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Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Stars
Kô Shibasaki
Aimyon
Soma Santoki
Masaki Suda
Creators
Hayao Miyazaki
Details
2023-12-08
124 min
Movie
PG-13
★ Japan
★ Japanese
Keywords
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