The Boy and the Heron

Original title: 君たちはどう生きるか

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

2023 · 2 h 04 · Japan · Japanese

• Animation
• Drama
• Fantasy

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."