The Boy and the Heron (2023 film)
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The Boy and the Heron (2023 film) is a Japanese animated fantasy drama directed by Hayao Miyazaki that follows a boy’s surreal journey into a mysterious world while grappling with grief and loss.
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| The Boy and the Heron | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese animated film
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drama film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| ageRating | PG-13 (US) ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Studio Ghibli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationTechnique | hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| award |
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
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Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2024 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Genzaburō Yoshino’s novel "How Do You Live?" (loosely inspired) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Atsushi Okui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Hayao Miyazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Takeshi Seyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | a talking heron ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
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drama ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasElement |
autobiographical influences from Hayao Miyazaki’s life
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fantastical parallel world ⓘ |
| hasPosterTagline | A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation ⓘ |
| JapaneseTitle | 君たちはどう生きるか ⓘ |
| JapaneseTitleRomaji | Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mahito Maki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joe Hisaishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Hayao Miyazaki’s return from retirement ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| producer | Toshio Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Studio Ghibli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | young boy ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 124 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayType | original screenplay ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| studio | Studio Ghibli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| theme |
coming to terms with bereavement
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grief ⓘ loss ⓘ surreal journey into a mysterious world ⓘ |
| USDistributor | GKIDS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| writer | Hayao Miyazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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