The Boy and the Heron

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The Boy and the Heron is a 2023 animation and fantasy movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It stars Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda and Ko Shibasaki. It runs 2h 4m and is rated PG-13. TMDB users rate it 7.4 out of 10. Streaming in the US on Max.

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."