The Boy and the Heron

What is The Boy and the Heron about?

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."

Cast

山時聡真, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, 木村佳乃, 木村拓哉, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki