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

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