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The Boy and The Heron (2023)

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Mahito Maki in The Boy and the Heron (2023)
The Boy and the Heron
PG-13
Animation
Adventure
Drama
10 / 10

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

Release Date
December 8, 2023
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
Soma Santoki , Masaki Suda , Takuya Kimura , Aimyon
Runtime
2 hours 4 minutes

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