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JCC 2022

The Boy and the Heron


The Boy and the Heron

Hayao Miyazaki - Japon


Synopsis

During the Second World War, young Mahito Maki suffers a heartbreaking family tragedy. He is immediately forced to move to the countryside, where his father works for a family of industrialists who manufacture aircraft for the Japanese army. Mahito begins to explore the mysterious landscape in solitude. He encounters an ashy heron that persists in following him, and stumbles upon an abandoned tower which he enters, intrigued. A wonderful and astonishing imaginary world opens up to him.



Film details

Duration : 124 min
Year of production : 2023
Country : Japon
Screenwriter : Hayao Miyazaki
Editor : Takeshi Seyama
Director : Hayao Miyazaki





Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki, born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, writer and mangaka. Co-founder of Studio Ghibli with Isao Takahata, he has won international acclaim for his storytelling and Japanese animation.