124 mins |
Rated
PG (Violence & coarse language)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Starring Takuya Kimura, Masaki Suda, Yoshino Kimura, Soma Santoki, Aimyon , Kou Shibasaki
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 grey heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the Studio Ghibli master Hayao Miyazaki.
In Japanese with English subtitles.
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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 grey heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the Studio Ghibli master Hayao Miyazaki.
In Japanese with English subtitles.