Hayo Miyazaki's highly-anticipated The Boy and the Heron will hit theaters in the UK this Christmas.
The Big Picture Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy And The Heron is set to brighten up fans’ Christmas as it sets its UK release date, Empire Magazine reports. The highly anticipated feature first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews and is being dubbed as his best. For the ones well-versed in the anime world are quite eager for Miyazaki’s return after a decade.
Set in 1943 in the backdrop of the Pacific War, The Boy and the Heron will follow Mahito, a young boy yearning for his mother, and ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead when he meets a mysterious heron, who can talk. The feature is being dubbed as a “semi-autobiographical fantasy about life” and deals with the themes of life, death, and finding parallels in Miyazaki’s life and experiences, making it an intimate watch for his fans.
What to Expect From ‘The Boy And The Heron?’ The movie had been in the making for over a decade and features hand-drawn animation from Miyazaki himself. It features a musical score from Joe Hisaishi with Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki producing. By the looks of the previously released trailer and images, the anime feature is fresh, beautifully animated, and will make a compelling watch.
Along with impeccable talents behind the camera, the voice cast includes Soma Santoki as Mahito Maki, Masaki Suda as The Grey Heron, Aimyon as Himi, Yoshino Kimura as Natsuko, Shōhei Hino as the Great-Uncle and Ko Shibasaki as Kiriko. Further rounding off the cast are Takuya Kimura as Shoichi Maki, Jun Kunimura as The Parakeet King, Kaoru Kobayashi as Dying Pelican, and Karen Takizawa as Waru Waru along with Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, and Shinobu Otake.
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