The Boy and the Heron

君たちはどう生きるか

The story

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.” (Source: Letterboxd)

Meet the characters

Mahito MakiMAIN

AosagiMAIN

HimiSUPPORTING

NatsukoSUPPORTING

ShouichiSUPPORTING

KirikoSUPPORTING

Rou PelicanSUPPORTING

Inko DaiouSUPPORTING