Streaming Quality: 4K Ultra HD | Dolby Vision | Atmos
Rating: ⭐ 7.4/10 (2689 reviews)
Duration: 124 minutes
Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Director/Creator: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Soma Santoki as Mahito Maki (voice), Masaki Suda as Gray Heron (voice), Ko Shibasaki as Kiriko (voice), Aimyon as Lady Himi (voice), Yoshino Kimura as Natsuko (voice), Takuya Kimura as Shoichi Maki (voice), Keiko Takeshita as Izumi (voice), Jun Fubuki as Utako (voice), Sawako Agawa as Eriko (voice), Karen Takizawa as Warawara (voice)
Status: Released
Language: JA
Overview: 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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⭐ 6/10 - review by Manuel São Bento
"MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/mini-reviews-2023-edition THE BOY AND THE HERON is a visually captivating film that struggles to balance all of its storylines and themes. Technically, no faults. The visuals are nothing short of breathtaking, with each sho..."
⭐ 7/10 - review by CinemaSerf
"Maybe it's sacrilegious to say, but I didn't love this latest from the marvellously imaginative mind of Hayao Miyazaki. It follows the adventures of 'Mahito' who arrives at the home of his factory-owning father amidst WWII. We appreciate quickly that his mother has died and that he is to have a new,..."
⭐ 8/10 - review by Chandler Danier
"Good little adventure for this young man who... has a bit of a strange situation with his dad. What a crazy bugger his dad is and what kind of family dynamic is going on? Is the younger sister pregnant with the dad's kid? Maybe it's cultural and I'm not sure why the old man changes intention so quic..."