Ratings

TMDB Rating 7.4

Financials

Revenue: $165,208,613

Budget: $50,000,000

Profit: + $115,208,613


Movie Details

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

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Jul 14, 2023

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Run Time: 2h 04m

Original Language: Japanese

Website: Link

Production Countries: Japan

Production Companies: Studio Ghibli


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Synopsis

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."


Main Cast

Soma Santoki

Soma Santoki

Mahito Maki (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Masaki Suda

Masaki Suda

Gray Heron (voice)

Age : 31 | Popularity : 11%

Ko Shibasaki

Ko Shibasaki

Kiriko (voice)

Age : 42 | Popularity : 11%

Aimyon

Aimyon

Lady Himi (voice)

Age : 29 | Popularity : 3%

Yoshino Kimura

Yoshino Kimura

Natsuko (voice)

Age : 48 | Popularity : 3%

Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura

Shoichi Maki (voice)

Age : 51 | Popularity : 16%

Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Izumi (voice)

Age : 70 | Popularity : 8%

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Utako (voice)

Age : 71 | Popularity : 6%


Crew

Department Role Name
Directing Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
Assistant Director
Kazuyoshi Katayama
Kazuyoshi Katayama
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Shintarou Nakazawa
Shintarou Nakazawa
Chihiro Okada
Chihiro Okada
Writing Writer
Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
Art Storyboard Artist
Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
Art Direction
Yoji Takeshige
Yoji Takeshige
Noboru Yoshida
Noboru Yoshida
Background Designer
Noboru Yoshida
Noboru Yoshida
Kazuo Oga
Kazuo Oga
Kosuke Hayashi
Kosuke Hayashi
Yoichi Nishikawa
Yoichi Nishikawa
Yumi Ishii
Yumi Ishii
Yui Onodera
Yui Onodera
Ayahi Shimomura
Ayahi Shimomura
Saki Kurobe
Saki Kurobe
Minori Takayama
Minori Takayama
Ai Omori
Ai Omori
Nanako Yagi
Nanako Yagi
Sound Original Music Composer
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
Foley Artist
Mika Yamaguchi
Mika Yamaguchi
Sound Director
Koji Kasamatsu
Koji Kasamatsu
Sound Mixer
Koji Kasamatsu
Koji Kasamatsu
Theme Song Performance
Kenshi Yonezu
Kenshi Yonezu
Production Producer
Toshio Suzuki
Toshio Suzuki
Executive Producer
Goro Miyazaki
Goro Miyazaki
Koji Hoshino
Koji Hoshino
Kiyofumi Nakajima
Kiyofumi Nakajima
Co-Producer
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Camera Director of Photography
Atsushi Okui
Atsushi Okui
Editing Editor
Takeshi Seyama
Takeshi Seyama
Rie Matsubara
Rie Matsubara
Akane Shiraishi
Akane Shiraishi
Visual Effects Key Animation
Takeshi Inamura
Takeshi Inamura
Masashi Ando
Masashi Ando
Katsuya Kondo
Katsuya Kondo
Atsuko Fukushima
Atsuko Fukushima
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Yoshimi Itazu
Yoshimi Itazu
Akihiko Yamashita
Akihiko Yamashita
Yoshimichi Kameda
Yoshimichi Kameda
Susumu Mitsunaka
Susumu Mitsunaka
Hideki Hamasu
Hideki Hamasu
Megumi Kagawa
Megumi Kagawa
Kitarou Kousaka
Kitarou Kousaka
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Shinji Otsuka
Shinji Otsuka
Michiyo Suzuki
Michiyo Suzuki
Hiroomi Yamakawa
Hiroomi Yamakawa
Eiji Yamamori
Eiji Yamamori
Shinya Ohira
Shinya Ohira
Atsuko Tanaka
Atsuko Tanaka
Atsuko Otani
Atsuko Otani
Toshiyuki Inoue
Toshiyuki Inoue
Ei Inoue
Ei Inoue
Ai Takashi
Ai Takashi
Takayuki Hamada
Takayuki Hamada
Yuuga Tokuno
Yuuga Tokuno
Yumi Handa
Yumi Handa
Animation Director
Takeshi Honda
Takeshi Honda
Character Designer
Takeshi Honda
Takeshi Honda
Compositing Artist
Junji Yabuta
Junji Yabuta
Color Designer
Fumiko Numahata
Fumiko Numahata
Kanako Takayanagi
Kanako Takayanagi
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