THE BOY AND THE HERON (JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
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."
PG13
2h
19m
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki
Genre: Animation
THE BOY AND THE HERON (JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
PG13
2h
19m
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki
Genre: Animation
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."