The Boy and the Heron

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.3/10

123,968 votes

96/100

Fresh

91/100

Metascore

7.4/10

2,567 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best Animated Feature

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Golden Globe Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best Animated Feature Film

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BAFTA Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best Animated Film

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Other Awards

🏆 7 wins

Won

New York Film Critics Circle for Best Animated Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Best Animated Film

Ōfuji Noburō

Chicago Film Critics Association for Best Animated Film

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Animated Film

Florida Film Critics Circle for Best Animated Film

San Francisco Film Critics Circle for Best Animated Feature

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$50.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$294.2M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$47,343,204

United States

Profit

+$244.2M

ROI: +488%

Budget Recovery588% of budget

$0|Budget: $50.0M|Revenue: $294.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

159.2K

Daily Avg

2.7K

7-Day Trend

-13%

30 days agoToday

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Story Setting

Set In

Japan

Time Period

World War II

Series & Franchise

Part of

Studio Ghibli Feature Films

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Atsushi Okui

Film Editing

Takeshi Seyama

Music / Score

Joe HisaishiKenshi Yonezu

Production Design

Yōji Takeshige

Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

Distributors

TohoFrenetic FilmsPolyfilmGKIDSADS ServiceEncore FilmsWild Bunch

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Where to Watch The Boy and the Heron

Available in 130 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12A	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	—	—
Canada	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
IndiaUA	Netflix	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12A

AustraliaPG

Germany12

FranceTP

IndiaUA

JapanG

Argentina+13

+24 more countries

Production

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Writers

Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki

Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

Cast

Soma Santoki

Mahito Maki (voice)

Masaki Suda

Gray Heron (voice)

Ko Shibasaki

Kiriko (voice)

Aimyon

Lady Himi (voice)

Yoshino Kimura

Natsuko (voice)

Takuya Kimura

Shoichi Maki (voice)

Keiko Takeshita

Izumi (voice)

Jun Fubuki

Utako (voice)

Sawako Agawa

Eriko (voice)

Karen Takizawa

Warawara (voice)

Shinobu Otake

Aiko (voice)

Jun Kunimura

The Parakeet King (voice)

Tags & Keywords

loss of loved oneworld war iisupernaturaleducationcoming of agespiritualitypovertyteenage boyparallel worldtroubled childhoodsemi autobiographicalbased on myths, legends or folkloremoving to a city1940sanime

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