Animation Adventure Fantasy Family Drama
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."
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Written by
Hayao Miyazaki
Ko Shibasaki
Kiriko (voice)
Shinobu Ôtake
Aiko (voice)
Yoshino Kimura
Natsuko (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Shoichi Maki (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Utako (voice)
Masaki Suda
Gray Heron (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi
Noble Pelican (voice)
Sawako Agawa
Eriko (voice)
Karen Takizawa
Warawara (voice)
Soma Santoki
Mahito Maki (voice)
Shōhei Hino
Granduncle (voice)
Jun Kunimura
The Parakeet King (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Izumi (voice)

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