The Boy and The Heron: Synopsis, Voice Actors, and Achievements
The Boy and The Heron is the latest animated film by director Hayao Miyazaki for Studio Ghibli. This film was released last year and successfully won many awards.
This film tells the story of the adventures of a boy named Mahito and a gray crane.
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Throughout his adventures, Mahito experiences many magical and mysterious things.
If you are interested in watching it after missing out on it on cinema last year, then you need to know the synopsis first.
Well, here we present a special synopsis of this film for you. Let's take a look!
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Synopsis of The Boy and The Heron
This animated film from Ghibli is set in 1942 when Japan was in the midst of the Pacific War against the Allies.
One night, a young boy named Mahito Maki wakes up after hearing news that the hospital where his mother works is on fire.
Mahito's mother, Hisako, died in the fire tragedy. The tragedy caused Mahito and his father, Shoichi (Takuya Kimura), to leave Tokyo a few years after Hisako's death.
They decide to move to the countryside and live in a house occupied by Natsuko (Yoshino Kimura) and her maids. Natsuko, who is married and pregnant, tries to get close to Mahito.
However, because Mahito was still grieving over his mother's death, he treated Natsuko, who became his stepmother, coldly.
In addition, when moving to his new house, Mahito meets a mysterious gray heron aka The Grey Heron (Masaki Suda). The bird guides Mahito to a mysterious tower located not far from his house.
One day, the grey crane tells Mahito that his mother is still alive. On the other hand, Natsuko suddenly disappears from her room.
The series of events leads Mahito to chase the gray babgau bird to find his mother and Natsuko. He is then transported to a magical world that is different from the normal world.
The Boy and The Heron Voice Actor
This animated film is a loose adaptation of the novel How Do You Live? (Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka) by Genzaburo Yoshino which was published in 1937.
Hayao Miyazaki serves as the writer and director of this animated film. Meanwhile, Toshio Suzuki is in charge as producer.
As for the voice actor or seiyuu, Soma Santoki is the voice actor for Mahito Maki. Meanwhile, actor Masaki Suda is the voice actor for the Grey Heron.
In addition, there are still other voice actors such as Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Shohei Hino, and Ko Shibasaki. Famous actor Takuya Kimura also appears to give a special appearance as Mahito's father.
Achievements of the film The Boy and The Heron
This film is known to have done little promotion leading up to its release, but it turns out they took a different approach than usual, namely by only introducing a single poster to the public.
Nevertheless, the film was still a huge success at the box office, earning a global revenue of US$18T294.2 million (around Rp. 4.71 trillion) and entering the ranks of the highest-grossing Japanese films of all time.
In addition to being proven by box office figures, this film also successfully won various prestigious awards, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Film.
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