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title: 'The Boy and the Heron (2023)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hayao Miyazaki'
released: '2023-07-14'
runtime_minutes: 124
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-boy-and-the-heron-2023'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6587046/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Boy and the Heron (2023)

2023 · PG-13 · 124 min · Drama, Fantasy, Adventure · Japan

Original title: 君たちはどう生きるか
Part of: Studio Ghibli Feature Films

## Synopsis

The Boy and the Heron  is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli, the film's Japanese title references Genzaburō Yoshino's 1937 novel How Do You Live? but is not an adaptation of it. The film stars the voices of Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, and Shinobu Otake. It follows a boy named Mahito Maki who moves to the countryside after his mother's death, discovers an abandoned tower near his new home, and enters a fantastical world with a talking grey heron.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayao-miyazaki)
- **Screenplay:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayao-miyazaki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Hisaishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hisaishi), [Kenshi Yonezu](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenshi-yonezu)
- **Producer:** [Toshio Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-suzuki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Atsushi Okui](https://cinepixo.com/people/atsushi-okui)
- **Editor:** [Takeshi Seyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-seyama)

## Cast

- [Shōhei Hino](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-hino) as 老ペリカン
- [Yoshino Kimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshino-kimura) as 夏子
- [Sawako Agawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/sawako-agawa) as えりこ
- [Sōma Santoki](https://cinepixo.com/people/soma-santoki) as 牧眞人
- [Takuya Kimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/takuya-kimura) as 眞人の父親
- [Kō Shibasaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-shibasaki) as キリコ
- [Masaki Suda](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaki-suda) as 青サギ
- [Jun Fubuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-fubuki) as うたこ
- [Shinobu Ōtake](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinobu-otake) as あいこ
- [Aimyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/aimyon) as ヒミ
- [Keiko Takeshita](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiko-takeshita) as いずみ
- [Jun Kunimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-kunimura) as インコ大王
- [Kaoru Kobayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaoru-kobayashi) as 老ペリカン

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Official site: https://www.ghibli.jp/info/013702/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-boy-and-the-heron-2023
Film facts: Wikidata (Q47482560); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.