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Summary:

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

Contributors:

Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- , film director, screenwriter

Suzuki, Toshio, 1948 August 19- , film producer

Hisaishi, Jō, 1950- , composer

Yonezu, Kenshi , composer, lyricist, performer

Santoki, Soma, 2005- , voice actor

Suda, Masaki, 1993- , voice actor

Aimyon, 1995- , voice actor

Kimura, Yoshino, 1976- , voice actor

Hino, Shōhei, 1949-2024 , voice actor

Shibasaki, Kō , voice actor

Kimura, Takuya, 1972- , voice actor

Kunimura, Jun , voice actor

Kobayashi, Kaoru, 1951- , voice actor

Padovan, Luca, 2003- , voice actor

Bale, Christian, 1974- , voice actor

Bautista, David, 1969- , voice actor

Chan, Gemma, 1982- , voice actor

Dafoe, Willem , voice actor

Fukuhara, Karen, 1992- , voice actor

Hamill, Mark , voice actor

Pattinson, Robert, 1986- , voice actor

Pugh, Florence, 1996- , voice actor

Athie, Mamoudou, 1998- , voice actor

Revolori, Tony, 1996- , voice actor

Stevens, Dan, 1982- , voice actor

Okui, Atsushi , director of photography

Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha , presenter, production company

Shout! Factory (Firm) , publisher

Languages:

Japanese
English
Spanish
French

Language Notes:

Dialogue in Japanese, English or Spanish; subtitles in English, Spanish, or French.

Included Works:

Boy and the heron (Motion picture)

Boy and the heron (Motion picture) (English)

Boy and the heron (Motion picture) (Spanish)

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: The boy and the heron

Subjects:

Mothers — Death — Drama

Moving, Household — Drama

Stepmothers — Drama

Gray heron — Drama

Imaginary places — Drama

Genres:

Motion pictures

Anime (Motion pictures)

Animated films

Action and adventure films

Historical films

Fantasy films

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; DTS-HD MA 7.1 surround; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Performers:

English voice cast: Luca Padovan, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh, Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, Dan Stevens.
Japanese voice cast: Soma Santoki, Takuya Kimura, Masaki Suda, Jun Kunimura, Yoshino Kimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Aimyon, Shohei Hino, Ko Shibasaki.

Production Credits:

Music by Joe Hisaishi ; theme song "Spinning Globe" by Kenshi Yonezu ; cinematography, Atsushi Okui.

General Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities (DVS)
Description based on: Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Bonus features: Feature-length storyboards; Interview with composer Joe Hisaishi; Interview with producer Toshio Suzuki; Interview with supervising animator Takeshi Honda; Drawing with Takeshi Honda; "Spinning globe" music video; Teasers & trailers.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violent content/bloody images and smoking.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm)

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1; Dolby Digital 5.1; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

BOY 2023 BLU

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 826663246551 (container)
Publisher Number, Shout! Factory: 3000098257 (container)
Publisher Number, Shout! Factory: SF 24656 (disc)
Publisher Number, Shout! Factory: 2000186245 (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1436668288