The Boy and the Heron — Official Trailer

Synopsis

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 & Crew

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

• 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)