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Release Date:
Friday, December 8, 2023 In Theaters (Nationwide)
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 VOD / Digital
for some violent content/bloody images and smoking
The Boy and the Heron Plot: What's it about?
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 about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
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A look at the The Boy and the Heron behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Hayao Miyazaki previously directed My Neighbor Totoro, Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro and Princess Mononoke 20th Anniversary. The film's writer Hayao Miyazaki penned Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro, Princess Mononoke 20th Anniversary and The Wind Rises.
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Key Facts
- The hand-drawn, animated feature – director Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years – is an original story written and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, produced by co-founder Toshio Suzuki, and featuring a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. Its theme song, “Spinning Globe,” was penned and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.
- The film will be released in its original Japanese with English subtitles, as well as a new English language version (10/21/2023).
- Inspired by the 1937 novel by Genzaburo Yoshino.
The Boy and the Heron Filming Timeline
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— The Boy and the Heron entered Completed status.
Awaiting release by the distributor; a release date may or may not be available.
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— The film entered Post-Production status.
Filming completed; footage being edited; music being composed and recorded; sound and visual effects being added.
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— The film entered Completed status.
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— The film entered Production status.
Finalizing production budget, filming the movie begins.
The Boy and the Heron Release Date: When was the film released?
The Boy and the Heron was released nationwide on . 20 other films are opening on the same date, including Poor Things, The Oath and Eileen.
DVD & Blu-ray Release Date
The Boy and the Heron is scheduled to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on To Be Announced. Pre-order your copy of The Boy and the Heron today on Amazon.
Digital, VOD & Streaming Release Date
The Boy and the Heron was released on Digital and VOD on .
