From Studio Ghibli, the studio behind Star Wars short Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies, The Boy and the Heron premiered in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday 22nd November 22nd and will go on to premiere worldwide on Friday 8th December. Featuring a dub cast of stars, the film features Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh and Mark Hamill.
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.
Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years, The Boy and the Heron is a hand-drawn, original story written and directed by the Academy Award®-winning director. Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, the film features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. The theme song for the film “Spinning Globe” was written and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.
Original Story and Screenplay Written and Directed By: Hayao Miyazaki
Producer: Toshio Suzuki
Executive Producers: Studio Ghibli, Koji Hoshino, Goro Miyazaki, Kiyofumi Nakajima Music: Joe Hisaishi
Production: Studio Ghibli
Theme Song: “Spinning Globe”, Lyrics, Music and Performed by Kenshi Yonezu
Supervising Animator: Takeshi HondaEnglish Language Cast:
Christian Bale
Dave Bautista
Gemma Chan
Willem Dafoe
Karen Fukuhara
Mark Hamill
Robert Pattinson
Florence Pugh
Japanese Language Cast
Soma Santoki
Masaki Suda
Ko Shibasaki
AIMYON
Yoshino Kimura
Takuya Kimura
- Audio CD – Audiobook
- Wea/Atlantic/Rhino (Publisher)
