The Boy and the Heron (Dubbed)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki Run Time: 124 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2023
Starring: Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Florence Pugh, Gemma Chan, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Patinson, Willem Dafoe
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother’s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy’s mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the “long-awaited one.”
* Screening presented in a dubbed English language version featuring the voice talents of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Luca Padovan, Robert Patinson, Florence Pugh and Willem Dafoe.