The Boy and the Heron Franchise Guide: Movie Facts and Legacy

The Boy and the Heron (2023) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Soma Santoki as Mahito Maki (voice); Masaki Suda as Gray Heron (voice); Ko Shibasaki as Kiriko (voice); Aimyon as Lady Himi (voice); Yoshino Kimura as Natsuko (voice); Takuya Kimura as Shoichi Maki (voice); Keiko Takeshita as Izumi (voice); Jun Fubuki as Utako (voice)

About The Boy and the Heron

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."

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Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.