The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka) is 2023’s studio Ghibli’s movie, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The story follows a 12-year-old boy, Mahito Maki, whose mother is killed in a fire. His father remarries and they move to a countryside estate. Mahito is still stricken with grief and struggling to move on with his life. He encounters a mysterious heron, which leads him to discover a secret, hidden world, shared by the living and the dead.
We’ve got a release date and voice cast!
The movie was released in July 2023 in Japan, both in regular theaters and IMAX. Although the movie wasn’t widely promoted before its release, it received positive reviews. The Boy and the Heron was pre-sold overseas with no concrete release date, but things are changing as we’ve got a new trailer now! The premiere is set for December 8th, and fans can’t wait to see it.
The trailer presents the English voice cast for the movie, and we can see a lot of great and famous names among them. We’ve recently talked about fans being excited to see Robert Pattinson in this project but that’s not all! Such stars as Christian Bale (American Psycho, Batman), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Gemma Chan (Eternals), Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, At Eternity's Gate), Karen Fukuhara (Suicide Squad), Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and Florence Pugh (The Commuter) will help bring this outstanding adventure to English-speaking audiences around the world.
People have been contemplating the infinite question of whether they should watch the movie with subtitles or dubbed, and the phenomenal cast seems to have made the decision for them. The lucky ones who have already had the chance to watch the Boy and the Heron in Japanese with subtitles note that the chosen voices are perfect for the characters and are incredibly true to the original.
The trailer is magnificent
The trailer itself is stunningly beautiful. The music, the visuals, the atmosphere — everything works together so well, that some viewers admit getting goosebumps while watching. The trailer is powerful, indeed, and promises a lot of drama along with the typical Hayao Miyazaki’s fantasy world and its weirdness. Such a great combination is capable of making you want to tear up and wish to see the movie right now.
The English trailer also shows much more footage than the Japanese teaser, so some fans refuse to watch it because they want to experience everything in the theater for the first time. And it’s a little bit over a month until they can finally do that.
The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka) is 2023’s studio Ghibli’s movie, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The story follows a 12-year-old boy, Mahito Maki, whose mother is killed in a fire. His father remarries and they move to a countryside estate. Mahito is still stricken with grief and struggling to move on with his life. He encounters a mysterious heron, which leads him to discover a secret, hidden world, shared by the living and the dead.
We’ve got a release date and voice cast!
The movie was released in July 2023 in Japan, both in regular theaters and IMAX. Although the movie wasn’t widely promoted before its release, it received positive reviews. The Boy and the Heron was pre-sold overseas with no concrete release date, but things are changing as we’ve got a new trailer now! The premiere is set for December 8th, and fans can’t wait to see it.
The trailer presents the English voice cast for the movie, and we can see a lot of great and famous names among them. We’ve recently talked about fans being excited to see Robert Pattinson in this project but that’s not all! Such stars as Christian Bale (American Psycho, Batman), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Gemma Chan (Eternals), Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, At Eternity's Gate), Karen Fukuhara (Suicide Squad), Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and Florence Pugh (The Commuter) will help bring this outstanding adventure to English-speaking audiences around the world.
People have been contemplating the infinite question of whether they should watch the movie with subtitles or dubbed, and the phenomenal cast seems to have made the decision for them. The lucky ones who have already had the chance to watch the Boy and the Heron in Japanese with subtitles note that the chosen voices are perfect for the characters and are incredibly true to the original.
The trailer is magnificent
The trailer itself is stunningly beautiful. The music, the visuals, the atmosphere — everything works together so well, that some viewers admit getting goosebumps while watching. The trailer is powerful, indeed, and promises a lot of drama along with the typical Hayao Miyazaki’s fantasy world and its weirdness. Such a great combination is capable of making you want to tear up and wish to see the movie right now.
The English trailer also shows much more footage than the Japanese teaser, so some fans refuse to watch it because they want to experience everything in the theater for the first time. And it’s a little bit over a month until they can finally do that.
