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The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Original title: 君たちはどう生きるか

Where death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.

  • Genre: Animation · Fantasy · Drama
  • Country: Japan
  • Runtime: 124 min
  • Rated: U
  • Released: 2023-07-14
  • Czech release: 2023-11-23
  • TMDB rating: 7.4 / 10 (2 737)

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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