The Boy and the Heron (2023) [PG-13]

Release Date:
July 14, 2023

Original Title:
君たちはどう生きるか

Alternate Titles:
A fiú és a szürke gém
Băiatul și Stârcul
Chłopiec i czapla
El Chico Y La Garza
El Chico y la Garza
El Niño y la Garza
How Do You Live?
Il ragazzo e l'airone
Kimi-tachi wa dou ikiru ka
Kimi-tachi wa dō ikiru ka
Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka
Kimitachi wa dou ikiru ka
Kimitachi wa dō ikiru ka
Necə Yaşayarsan?
O Rapaz e a Garça
Oğlan və Vağ Quşu
The Boy and the Heron
Хлопчик і Чапля
Як ти живеш?
Як ти поживаєш?
پسر و حواصیل
เด็กชายกับนกกระสา
你想活出怎样的人生
你想活出怎樣的人生
蒼鷺與少年
그대들, 어떻게 살 것인가

Genres:
Adventure | Animation | Drama | Family | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Studio Ghibli

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: +13  AU: PG  BR: 10|12  CH: 12  CZ: U  DE: 12  ES: 12  FR: TP  GB: 12A|12  HK: IIA  ID: 13+  IE: 12A  IN: UA  JP: G  KR: ALL  MX: B  NL: 9  NO: 9  PH: PG  PL: 12  PR: PG-13  PT: M/12  RU: 6+  SE: 11  SG: PG13  TH: G|13  TW: 0+  US: PG-13  VI: PG-13  ZA: 7-9PG 

Runtime: 124

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

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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