Hayao Miyazaki

The Boy and the Heron

7.6

Through encounters with his friends and uncle, follows a teenage boy's psychological development. He enters a magical world with a talking grey heron after finding an abandoned tower in his new town.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main Cast:
Soundtrack: Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography: Atsushi Okui
Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki

Original title in Japan is 君たちはどう生きるか.

Cinema Premiere: December 26, 2023

Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

11 foreign reviews of The Boy and the Heron (2023)

1. Sveriges Radio

10 / 10

Translated from swedish: "The Boy and the Heron" is by far the most imaginative film you can see in a cinema this year.
- Joakim Silverdal
Swedish: sverigesradio.se »
2. Svenska Dagbladet

8.3 / 10

Translated from swedish: "The Boy and the Heron" is a meandering film about grief, moving between parallel worlds.
- Anna Hellsten
Swedish: svd.se »
3. Game Reactor

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: Ghibli-esque, Miyazaki-esque and dreamy, all the way to the end.
- André Lamartine
Swedish: gamereactor.se »
4. Dagens Nyheter

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: I miss life, I miss movement. And I have already begun to miss your last master.
- Sebastian Lindvall
Swedish: dn.se »
5. Aftonbladet

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: "The Boy and the Heron" has impressive visuals, but it is a cold and surrealistic meditation.
- Jens Peterson
Swedish: aftonbladet.se »
6. Filmtopp

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: Although I had hopes that "The Boy and the Heron" would be the best animated film of the year, it didn't turn out that way
- August Klittmar
Swedish: filmtopp.se »
7. Moviezine

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: The film is a must-see for Miyazaki fans, but the rest of us can also find a beautiful and unique tale that inspires, whether we have the opportunity to see it in IMAX or not.
- Annika Andersson
Swedish: moviezine.se »
8. Uppsala Nya Tidning

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: Brilliant final plea for humanity's time on Earth
Swedish: unt.se »
9. Sydsvenskan

No Rating

Translated from swedish: Like a greatest hits of Miyazaki
- Oscar Westerholm
Swedish: sydsvenskan.se »
10. Kult Magasin

No Rating

Translated from swedish: An end to a long career or the beginning of a new era – Hayao Miyazaki's life and filmmaking
- Zara Luna Hjelm
Swedish: kultmagasin.se »
11. Göteborgs-Posten

No Rating

Translated from swedish: Animation master Hayao Miyazaki is back with his final adventure: a delightful and thought-provoking explosion of fantasy and fable.
- Maria Domellöf-Wik
Swedish: gp.se »