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
Takuya Kimura
Shoichi Maki (voice)
Ko Shibasaki
Kiriko (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Utako (voice)
Masaki Suda
Gray Heron (voice)
Jun Kunimura
The Parakeet King (voice)
Yoshino Kimura
Natsuko (voice)
Shinobu Ôtake
Aiko (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Izumi (voice)
Karen Takizawa
Warawara (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi
Noble Pelican (voice)
Shōhei Hino
Granduncle (voice)
Soma Santoki
Mahito Maki (voice)
Sawako Agawa
Eriko (voice)

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