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

Your rating