Movie · 2023

The Boy and the Heron

Name: The Boy and the Heron
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2023-07-14
Rating: 7.4

★ 7.4 · Animation · Fantasy · Drama · JA

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."

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The Boy and the Heron turns grief into a journey through birds, family histories, towers, and unstable spaces. Its symbolism is not a puzzle with one official answer. The images and transitions reward a screening that permits uncertainty rather than treating the film as simple plot delivery.

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