The Boy and the Heron

Kimitachi wa do Ikiruka

Subtitled version

A decade after his last feature, Miyazaki returns with an enthralling and magical adventure that further demonstrates why he is the world’s favourite living animation director, made even more special in IMAX with laser.

  • Director

    Hayao Miyazaki

  • With

    Soma Santoki, Takuya Kimura, Masaki Suda and Ko Shibasaki

  • Japan 2023. 124min

  • Certificate

    12A

  • IMAX with Laser

  • Japanese with English subtitles

12-year-old Mahito lives with his parents in 1940s Tokyo. When tragedy strikes, he travels with his father to the countryside where he struggles to fit in and is pestered by a local heron. The revelation that the heron has the ability to speak begins a fantastic adventure wherein Mahito travels to a magical world and, in the process, confronts his grief. Miyazaki’s triumphant return to feature films is a vibrant, colourful and moving piece of work, full of imagination and creativity. It feels like the culmination of a life’s dedication to his craft. Experience the latest Ghibli masterpiece on the UK’s largest screen.