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The Boy and the Heron
2 hours 4 minutes2023-07-14
7.5
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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."
Cast
![Soma Santoki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//g4I9g3IRcbxqTqDuOtgG9QicvfB.jpg)
Soma Santoki
Mahito Maki (voice)
![Masaki Suda](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dYSUOemkmEfwDY2zIMNf2CaXr4q.jpg)
Masaki Suda
Gray Heron (voice)
![Ko Shibasaki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gcuJz8dbYjtgsL8CAWMjVd5R7B9.jpg)
Ko Shibasaki
Kiriko (voice)
![Aimyon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e1KXoFxJREP3a09C5jpyShjrExT.jpg)
Aimyon
Lady Himi (voice)
![Yoshino Kimura](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fI0ALURUC3CO96fEb33f4iijlF.jpg)
Yoshino Kimura
Natsuko (voice)
![Takuya Kimura](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sswCg8kvFsgSaVJwcIKKe4K7jOe.jpg)
Takuya Kimura
Shoichi Maki (voice)
![Keiko Takeshita](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eEZHjyUzzoI1DKxeAennDJKUgWh.jpg)
Keiko Takeshita
Izumi (voice)
![Jun Fubuki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nKGf08qfeng3KjssqcZU0nxMHtM.jpg)
Jun Fubuki
Utako (voice)
![Sawako Agawa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//erf8kZxEitlpiOOcyFWqBNjbOjX.jpg)
Sawako Agawa
Eriko (voice)
![Karen Takizawa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5jqe7vYpvVxN2EF1PAx2C2ZyThr.jpg)
Karen Takizawa
Warawara (voice)
![Shinobu Otake](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//az5hCPy37MFM9EH2f3gn1cTBhA6.jpg)
Shinobu Otake
Aiko (voice)
![Jun Kunimura](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zC0GbuXQGPur7i8AkdPUWedmDKz.jpg)
Jun Kunimura
The Parakeet King (voice)
![Kaoru Kobayashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pJSt6nRgcIsli0hw2aOCzc2l622.jpg)
Kaoru Kobayashi
Noble Pelican (voice)
![Shōhei Hino](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//170sLdCk4FNy7gYClhk5orKnQd7.jpg)