The Boy and the Heron(2023)

Name: The Boy and the Heron
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Family
Released: 2023
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 7.3

“Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.”

7.3IMDb

96%Rotten Tomatoes

91Metascore

AnimationAdventureFantasyDramaFamily2h 4m

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."