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All movies seen on 12/08/2023

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The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Animation | Fantasy | Adventure

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Overview

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.”

Rated G | Length 124 minutes

Actors

Soma Santoki | Masaki Suda | Kou Shibasaki | Aimyon | Yoshino Kimura | Takuya Kimura | Keiko Takeshita | Jun Fubuki | Sawako Agawa | Karen Takizawa | Shinobu Ōtake | Jun Kunimura | Kaoru Kobayashi | Paulo Guedes

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

I don’t even know how to describe this nor will I pretend to understand everything that happens in this movie. But it is a gorgeous and very weird movie that I want see again. Love Miyazaki’s reverence for the past and his nostalgia for time around WWII (not the actual war).

I’d like to hear that stellar English cast so I may go to one of those screenings next week.

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