The Boy and the Heron

Oscars 2024, Animation, Drama, Adventure

124 min

FSK 12
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Boy and creature with a very big nose at a green table.
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Mahito longs for his mother and ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There death comes to an end and life finds a new beginning.

A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death and creation, a tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

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Awards
Academy Awards 2024: Award for Best Animated Feature Film Golden Globes 2024: Award for Best Motion Picture – Animated
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, ...
Original language(s)
Japanese
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English subtitled screenings available – look out for the 'OmeU' label
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Written by
Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki
Year
2023
Country
Japan
Genre
Oscars 2024, Animation, Drama, Adventure
Cast
Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura
FSK Rating
FSK 12
Self-Harm, Intimidation, Injuries
Original title
Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka
Release date
04.01.2024
Synopsis
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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."