The Boy and the Heron
A boy grieving his mother follows a talking grey heron into a world between life and death.
- Type
- Film
- Released
- 2023
- Director
- Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli
- Length
- 124 min · One sitting
- Original title
- 君たちはどう生きるか
- Rated
- MPA PG-13
- Critics' average
- 96/100 across 3 published scores
Genres
Animation · Fantasy · Anime · Portal fantasy · Coming of age
What it feels like
Grief & loss · Coming of age · Sense of wonder · Melancholic · Eerie
Connected stories
- Also in Studio Ghibli Feature Films: Grave of the Fireflies
- Also in Studio Ghibli Feature Films: My Neighbor Totoro
- Also in Studio Ghibli Feature Films: Princess Mononoke
- Also in Studio Ghibli Feature Films: Spirited Away
- Also in Studio Ghibli Feature Films: Howl's Moving Castle