Directed by:
Hayao MiyazakiScreenplay:
Hayao MiyazakiCinematography:
Atsushi OkuiComposer:
Joe HisaishiCast:
Soma Santoki, Takuya Kimura, Jun Fubuki, Jun Kunimura, 小林薫, Karen Takizawa, Keiko Takeshita, Kō Shibasaki, 菅田将暉, Sawako Agawa, Shinobu Otake, Shôhei Hino (more)Plots(1)
After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family's estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events leads him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito's new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey, Mahito must uncover the secrets of the world and the truth about himself. (Elysian Film Group)
(more)Cast
Soma Santoki
Japan
Best movies:
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Cube (2021)
![Takuya Kimura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/924/164924217_cb1895.jpg)
Takuya Kimura
Japan
Best movies:
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Love and Honour (2006)
Redline (2009)
![Jun Fubuki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/394/167394261_df99ef.jpg)
Jun Fubuki
Japan
Best movies:
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Awaking (2006)
Tokyo Family (2013)
![Jun Kunimura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/422/166422556_eb9c33.jpg)
Jun Kunimura
Japan
Best movies:
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
Half a Confession (2004)
Hard Boiled (1992)
![小林薫](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/515/515896_a0c274.jpg)
小林薫
Japan
Best movies:
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
The Great Passage (2013)
Karen Takizawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
![Keiko Takeshita](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/935/164935165_6400ef.jpg)
Keiko Takeshita
Japan
Best movies:
Arrietty (2010)
The Wind Rises (2013)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
![Kō Shibasaki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274407_6144ad.jpg)
Kō Shibasaki
Japan
Best movies:
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
Go (2001)
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
![菅田将暉](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/510/168510663_zr52vb.jpg)
菅田将暉
Japan
Best movies:
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
The Girl in the Sun (2013)
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
Sawako Agawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
![Shinobu Otake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/768/159768481_7e24f6.jpg)
Shinobu Otake
Japan
Best movies:
Children of Nagasaki (1983)
Arrietty (2010)
The Wind Rises (2013)
![Shôhei Hino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/878/166878967_98824c.jpg)
Shôhei Hino
Japan
Best movies:
Owl's Castle (1999)
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
![Yoshino Kimura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278048_fe105d.jpg)
Yoshino Kimura
UK
Best movies:
Confessions (2010)
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Fine, Totally Fine (2008)
![Nami Uehara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/223/168223136_wsd6pb.jpg)
Nami Uehara
Japan
Best movies:
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Ryuunosuke Watanuki
Japan
Best movies:
A Silent Voice (2016)
Blue Lock: Episode Nagi (2024)
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)
Yûto Kawasaki
Japan
Best movies:
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Takuya Yagyu
Japan
Best movies:
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Ride Your Wave (2019)