Starting
Original Japanese version with English subtitles (no more shows planned at the moment)
Poster
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
Soma Santoki (Mahito Maki (voice)), Masaki Suda (Gray Heron (voice)), Ko Shibasaki (Kiriko (voice)), Aimyon (Lady Himi (voice)), Yoshino Kimura (Natsuko (voice)), Takuya Kimura (Shoichi Maki (voice)), Keiko Takeshita (Izumi (voice)), Jun Fubuki (Utako (voice)), Sawako Agawa (Eriko (voice))
Plot Outline
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."
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Runtime
124 minutes
Production country
JP
Released
2023