![In a countryside home, Mahito Maki sits at a table facing a humanoid man in a bird costume. Both have serious gazes.](https://cinemachicago.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FF59_TheBoyandtheHeron1_1200x600.jpg)
The Boy and the Heron Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka
Synopsis
A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning.
A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
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Film Credits
- Toshio Suzuki
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Joe Hisaishi
- Studio Ghibli
- https://gkids.com