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The Boy and the Heron (movie)

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Alternative title:
Chłopiec i czapla (Polish)
El chico y la garza (Spanish)
El Niño y la Garza (Spanish)
How Do You Live?
Il ragazzo e l’airone (Italian)
Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (Japanese)
Le Garçon et le Héron (French)
O Menino e a Garça (Portuguese)
O Rapaz e a Garça (Portuguese)
你想活出怎样的人生 (Chinese (PRC))
君たちはどう生きるか (Japanese)
蒼鷺與少年 (Chinese (Taiwan))
그대들은 어떻게 살 것인가 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy
Plot Summary: After Mahito's mother is killed during the firebombings of Tokyo, he and his father move out of the city to live with his maternal aunt—who is already pregnant with his new half-sibling. Struggling to accept both his mother's death and new familial situation, Mahito is harassed by a talking blue heron who promises that, if they go to a nearby abandoned mansion, he can meet his mother once more.
User Ratings: 62 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 10 votes (sub:5, dub:3, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 20 votes (sub:11, dub:4, edit.dub:1, others:4
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Swedish subtitled
1 Finnish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Very good: 16 votes (sub:9, dub:6, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Good: 9 votes (sub:5, dub:3, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Decent: 5 votes (sub:2, dub:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 So-so: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 87 users, rank: #5461 (of 9585)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.242 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.2912, rank: #340 (of 9708)
Weighted mean: 8.160 (Very good), rank: #371 (of 9708) (seen all: 8.16)
Bayesian estimate: 8.035 (Very good), rank: #345 (of 7289)
Running time: 125 minutes
Vintage: 2023-07-14
Premiere date:
2023-07-14 (Japan)
2023-09-30 (Poland, Young Horizons Festival)
2023-10-06 (Taiwan)
2023-10-27 (Spain)
2023-10-27 (Turkey)
2023-11-09 (Portugal)
2023-11-17 (Finland)
2024-01-01 (Italy)
2024-01-19 (Poland)
2024-01-25 (Colombia )
Ending Theme:
"Chikyūgi" (Globe) by Kenshi Yonezu
Review:
The Boy and the Heron (Jul 14, 2023)
News: Show:
The Boy and the Heron Film Stays at #1 in 2nd Weekend in Chinese Box Office; Earns US$93 Million in 12 Days (Apr 15, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Anime Film Confirmed for Release in Indian Theaters (Apr 9, 2024)
China Becomes Biggest Market for The Boy and the Heron, Earning US$73 Million in 1st 5 Days (Apr 8, 2024)
PVR Pictures: 'Boy and Heron Will Not Get Indian Theatrical Release Through Us' (Apr 7, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Film Tops Chinese Box Office in 1st 2 Days (Apr 4, 2024)
Live-Action Hen na Ie Stays at #1, 1st Haikyu!! Final Film at #2 (Apr 4, 2024)
Netflix Streams The Boy and the Heron Film Outside of U.S., Japan (Mar 25, 2024)
2024 Doraemon Film Stays at #2, 1st Haikyu!! Final Film Drops to #3 (Mar 22, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Film Returns to N. American Theaters on March 22 (Mar 14, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Film to Stream Exclusively on Max (Mar 12, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Film Wins Oscar for Best Animated Feature (Mar 10, 2024)
Godzilla Minus One, The Boy and the Heron Win Japan Academy Film Prizes (Mar 8, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Wins Best Animated Film BAFTA Award (Feb 18, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Wins Best Animated Film Award at the BAFTAs (Feb 18, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Anime Film Wins 2 Awards at Annie Awards (Feb 18, 2024)
IGN: The Boy and the Heron Film to Get Indian Release (Feb 9, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Wins Animated Film of the Year at London Critics' Circle Awards (Updated) (Feb 4, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Surpasses Pokémon the Movie 2000 to Become 3rd Highest-Earning Anime Film in N. America (Jan 29, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine, Blue Giant Nominated for Japan Academy Film Prizes (Jan 24, 2024)
Studio Ghibli Signs Cooperation Deal with Chinese Company Alibaba for Animation Production, Immersive Exhibitions (Jan 23, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One Nominated for Oscars (Jan 23, 2024)
Maboroshi, The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One Win at Mainichi Film Awards (Jan 19, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Film Receives Nomination for BAFTA Award (Jan 18, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron, The Super Mario Bros. Movie Receive Nominations at Producers Guild Awards, More (Updated) (Jan 14, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron, Suzume Nominated for Best Feature at Annual Annie Awards (Jan 11, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Becomes 4th Highest-Earning Anime Film in N. America (Jan 11, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron, The Super Mario Bros. Movie Nominated for Art Directors Guild Awards (Updated) (Jan 10, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, Suzume Confirmed Eligible for 2024 Oscars Best Picture (Jan 9, 2024)
Godzilla Minus One Wins Best International Film at Georgia Film Critics Association Awards (Jan 8, 2024)
Hayao Miyazaki Wins Best International Filmmaker at Astra Awards (Jan 8, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Film Wins Golden Globes' Best Animated Film Award (Updated) (Jan 7, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron, The Super Mario Bros. Movie Makes BAFTA Award Longlist (Jan 7, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Receives EDA Awards' Best Animated Film Award (Jan 5, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Film Gets Philippine Fan Screening on Saturday, English Dub Screenings (Jan 4, 2024)
The First Slam Dunk, The Super Mario Bros. Movie Top Japan's Box Office in 2023 (Dec 30, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Becomes 1st Animated Film to Win Best Picture at Florida Critics Circle (Updated) (Dec 25, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Opens in U.K. and Ireland Cinemas on Boxing Day (Dec 24, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One Films Shortlisted for 2024 Oscars (Dec 23, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron, Suzume, The First Slam Dunk Anime Films Receive London Critics Circle Nominations (Dec 20, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Film Opens at #3 in Malaysia (Dec 20, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Film Drops to #3 in U.S. Box Office in Its 2nd Weekend (Dec 18, 2023)
Godzilla Minus One, The Boy and the Heron, Scott Pilgrim Nominated for Critics Choice Awards (Dec 15, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron, Suzume, The Super Mario Bros. Movie Receive Golden Globes Nominations (Dec 11, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron, The First Slam Dunk, 3 More Anime Films Confirmed Eligible for 2024 Oscars (Dec 11, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Opens at #1 in the U.S. With US$12 Million (Dec 11, 2023)
Deadline: The Boy and the Heron Film Earns Over US$2 Million from Preview Screenings (Updated) (Dec 8, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Film Gets Animated Music Video (Dec 3, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Wins New York Film Critics Award (Nov 30, 2023)
Encore Films Opens The Boy and the Heron Film in Indonesia on December 13 (Nov 30, 2023)
Encore Films Moves The Boy and the Heron Film's Philippine Opening to January 8 (Nov 30, 2023)
Lotte Cinema Posts English-, Vietnamese-Subtitled Trailer for The Boy and the Heron Film (Nov 22, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Opens in Vietnam on December 1 (Nov 14, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Anime Film's English-Dubbed Trailer Streamed (Nov 2, 2023)
Encore Films Opens The Boy and the Heron, 'The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye', and City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust Films in the Philippines (Oct 30, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Film Screens at IFF Boston on October 23 (Oct 18, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Will Be Released in the U.K. in Both Dubbed and Subtitled Versions (Oct 18, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Reveals English Dub Cast (Oct 17, 2023)
4th Girls & Panzer das Finale Film Opens at #4 (Oct 12, 2023)
The Boy and The Heron To Screen at Miami Film Festival's Gems 2023 (Oct 4, 2023)
Live-Action Silent Service Film Opens at #2 (Oct 3, 2023)
Live-Action Don't Call It Mystery Film Stays at #1 for 2nd Straight Weekend (Sep 25, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Opens L.A.'s Animation Is Film Fest (Sep 22, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Earns Over 8.16 Billion Yen (Sep 19, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Surpasses Tales From Earthsea as #20 All-Time Anime Film in Japan (Sep 12, 2023)
New City Hunter Anime Film Debuts at #1, The Boy and the Heron Drops to #6 (Sep 11, 2023)
Studio Ghibli VP Junichi Nishioka: 'The Boy and the Heron is Not Hayao Miyazaki's Final Film' (Sep 8, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Opens in N. American Theaters/IMAX on December 8 with Preview Screenings on November 22 (Sep 6, 2023)
3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Drops to #4, The Boy and the Heron to #5 (Sep 5, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Earns Over 7.7 Billion Yen (Sep 4, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Film's Pre-Teaser Video Introduces Story (Sep 1, 2023)
Live-Action G Men Film Opens at #2, 3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Drops to #3 (Aug 28, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Earns Over 7.4 Billion Yen (Aug 28, 2023)
3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Stays at #1, Sand Land Debuts at #6 (Aug 21, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Sells 4.64 Million Tickets to Earn 6.98 Billion Yen (Aug 21, 2023)
Ghibli Unveils 1st Stills for Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film (Aug 18, 2023)
New York Film Festival Screens U.S. Premiere of Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film (Aug 17, 2023)
San Sebastian Film Festival Opens with European Premiere of Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film (Aug 17, 2023)
3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Stays at #1, The Boy and the Heron Back at #3 (Aug 14, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Sells Over 4.12 Million Tickets, Earns 6.235 Billion Yen (Aug 14, 2023)
3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Stays at #1, 1st Crayon Shin-chan 3D CG Anime Film Opens at #2 (Aug 8, 2023)
3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Opens at #1, Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Drops to #3 (Aug 3, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Film Sells 3 Million Tickets to Earn 4.69 Billion Yen (Jul 31, 2023)
Toronto Int'l Film Festival Opens with International Premiere of Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film (Jul 27, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Drops to #2, Live-Action Tokyo Revengers 2 Rises to #3 (Jul 25, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Opens at #1 With 2.15 Billion Yen in 1st 4 Days (Jul 20, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Earns US$13.2 Million in Opening Weekend (Jul 17, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Unveils Cast, Staff, Story, N. American Theatrical Release (Jul 14, 2023)
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Academy Museum Publishes Catalog of Hayao Miyazaki's Works (Aug 4, 2021)
Oscars' Academy Museum to Screen All of Hayao Miyazaki's Films (Jul 22, 2021)
Genzaburo Yoshino's How Do You Live? Novel Inspiring Ghibli Film Gets English Release in October (Jul 21, 2021)
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Oscars' Academy Museum Delays Opening to September 2021 (Dec 21, 2020)
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Hayao Miyazaki Receives Kawakita Award (Sep 2, 2020)
GKIDS Licenses Ghibli's Earwig and the Witch Film (Jul 7, 2020)
Ghibli Unveils 1st Visuals From Its 1st CG Feature, Earwig and the Witch (Jun 19, 2020)
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Hayao Miyazaki's Next Ghibli Film Has 36 Minutes Completed Despite COVID-19 (May 13, 2020)
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NHK World Streams Hayao Miyazaki 4-Part Documentary for Free (Apr 6, 2020)
Oscars' Academy Museum to Open on December 14 with Hayao Miyazaki Exhibit (Feb 9, 2020)
Studio Ghibli's New Year's Message Mentions 2nd New Film in Production (Dec 31, 2019)
Hayao Miyazaki's Next Film Is 15% Complete After 3.5 Years (Dec 17, 2019)
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Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki Documentary Opens in U.S. Theaters in December (Oct 18, 2018)
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Hayao Miyazaki's New Ghibli Museum Anime Short Features Joe Hisaishi Music (Mar 14, 2018)
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Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-Winning 'The Boy and the Heron' Returns to Theaters Nationwide March 22nd (Mar 14, 2024)
Kenshi Yonezu Debuts New Music Video for "Spinning Globe", Featuring Footage from Hayao Miyazaki's New Film The Boy and The Heron (Dec 6, 2023)
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Theme Song to Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron by Kenshi Yonezu Out Now (Jul 17, 2023)
GKIDS Announces the North American Acquisition of Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" (Jul 15, 2023)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki
Storyboard: Hayao Miyazaki
Music: Joe Hisaishi
Original story: Hayao Miyazaki
Character Design: Takeshi Honda
Art Director: Yōji Takeshige
Animation Director: Takeshi Honda
Sound Director: Koji Kasamatsu
Director of Photography: Atsushi Okui
Executive producer:
Goro Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
Kiyofumi Nakajima (Studio Ghibli)
Koji Hoshino (Studio Ghibli)
Producer: Toshio Suzuki

Advertising:
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Assistant Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama
Assistant producer: Tomohiko Ishii
Assistant Unit Director:
Chihiro Okada
Shintarou Nakazawa
Background Art:
Ai Ōmori
Ayahi Shimomura
Kazuo Oga
Kōsuke Hayashi
Minori Takayama
Nanako Yagi
Noboru Yoshida
Saki Kurobe
Youichi Nishikawa
Yui Onodera
Yumi Ishii
Casting Affairs: Takuya Ōno
CG:
Akihiro Ogawa
Miki Umezawa
Norihiko Miyoshi
Yoichi Senzui
Yukinori Nakamura
Character Merchandise Development:
Hiroyuki Ichikawa
Keita Karasawa
Mika Yasuda
Tomomi Imai
Yū Nagano
Color: Tetsuji Yamashita (IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services)
Color design:
Fumiko Numahata
Kanako Takayanagi
Color Imaging Engineer: Tomohiro Hasegawa (IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services)
Data Conform:
Ayako Handa (IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services)
Naoto Hosonuma (IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services)
Digital Cinema Mastering: Miho Takatsuka (IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services)
Distribution:
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Mitsutaka Yoshida (TOHO)
Taichi Ueda (TOHO)
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Naoto Takeshima (TOHO Post-Production Center)
Tomoya Katsuta (Toei Digital Center)
Yūsuke Sano (TOHO Post-Production Center)
Editing:
Akane Shiraishi
Rie Matsubara
Takeshi Seyama
Film Recording: Daijiro Adachi (IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services)
Film Recording, Timing:
Shunichi Ogura (IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services)
Toshihiro Masumori (IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services)
Financial Affairs:
Junko Itō
Nobuko Toba
Satoshi Otsuka
Takayasu Itō
Financial Affairs Manager: Noriyoshi Tamagawa
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Maho Inoue
Mika Inoue
Miyuki Ishii
Naoyo Fukuda
Saori Ōguchi
Saori Uchida
Satomi Sasaki
Tatsumi Oka
Yuka Iyoda
Yukiko Miyasaka
Yūko Nomura
Yūko Yamada
Yumiko Seki
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Ayano Fujiwara
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Manami Meguro
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Marina Ōtsuki
Mayu Naitō
Risa Sanada
Rō Nakashima
Saeko Uemura
Takako Matsuo
Yasutoshi Fujita
Yuka Ohashi
Yūki Takeuchi
Yūki Yazawa
Yumi Nogami
Yūsuke Tajima
Harmony: Noriko Takaya
In-Between Animation:
Akane Ōtani
Akiko Teshima
Alexandra Weihrauch
Asami Ishikado
Ayaka Saitou
Ayano Ōishi
Ayano Yagi
Emi Nakano
Erika Ishihara
Fumiko Tsukada
Hiroko Tezuka
Hiromi Matsuda
Hironobu Yonehara
Kanae Utsumi
Kaori Itō
Keiko Watanabe
Kiyoko Makita
Kumiko Ōtani
Kumiko Tanihira
Kumiko Terada
Kunoko Akiyama
Maiko Nogami
Mariko Yoshida
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Masayo Tamaki
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Megumi Higaki
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Minoru Ohashi
Misa Koyasu
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Mitsuki Murao
Moe Tsuzuki
Nana Shiraishi
Osamu Tanabe
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Rie Nakagome
Rina Kagiyama
Saho Miyano
Sakiko Yoshida
Seiko Higashi
Shin Hirayama
Shiori Fujisawa
Sonoka Isobe
Soon-Ha Hwang
Tomomi Kanehara
Tomoyo Nishida
Yayoi Toki
Yohei Nakano
Yoshiko Arahata
Yui Matsumoto
Yuka Chōmei
Yukari Yamaura
Yuri Minoge
In-Between Check:
Masako Akita
Yui Ōzaki
In-Between Check Assistant:
Kaori Hayashi
Masayo Andō
Key Animation:
Ai Takashi
Akihiko Yamashita
Atsuko Fukushima
Atsuko Otani
Atsuko Tanaka
Ei Inoue
Eiji Yamamori
Hideki Hamasu
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Hiroomi Yamakawa
Katsuya Kondo
Kitarō Kōsaka
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Masashi Ando
Megumi Kagawa
Michiyo Suzuki
Shinji Ōtsuka
Shinya Ōhira
Susumu Mitsunaka
Takayuki Hamada
Takeshi Inamura
Toshiyuki Inoue
Yoshimi Itazu
Yoshimichi Kameda
Yumi Handa 
Yuuga Tokuno
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Kouki Nakajima
Kyoko Konishi
Moeka Kitayama
Nobuko Shiraki
Nozomu Ito
Ryōko Koike
Manipulator: Yasuhiro Maeda
Media Promotion:
Keisuke Itō
Machiko Iijima
Music Director: Joe Hisaishi
Music Performance:
Joe Hisaishi (piano)
Mai with Little Carol
Music Production:
Ayame Fujisawa
Maki Fujisawa
Music Recording Engineer: Hiroyuki Akita
Optical Recording: Hiroaki Usui
Overseas Promotion:
Fumio Sakano
Masahiro Izumi
Mikiko Takeda
Nao Amisaki
Simona Dvorska
Yan Wen Ma
Paint:
Akiko Shimizu
Eiko Matsushima
Fumie Kawamata
Hiromi Takahashi
Kiyomitsu Hachimine
Kōhei Ogawa
Kumi Nanjo
Maki Ikeda
Marin Tanimizu
Nagisa Maeshima
Nana Takei
Naoko Takashita
Rie Furushiro
Rina Nakazawa
Yoshimi Shibata
Yuina Iizuka
Yūki Oda
Yukie Tamura
Yukiko Kakita
Photography: Junji Yabuta
Post-Production Director: Eriko Kimura
Post-Production Manager: Tamaki Kojo
President Room:
Makoto Hashida
Naho Shinohara
Producer Room:
Chieko Tamura
Kanako Abiru
Reina Sakurai
Tatsurō Ideno
Yūki Kondō
Production Advancement:
Ayako Yasuda
Yumiko Mihara
Production Affairs:
Daisuke Nishikata
Minako Nagasawa
Toru Shinagawa
Yoichiro Kugimiya
Yukie Mori
Yuri Izuta
Production Affairs Manager: Shinsuke Nonaka
Production Cooperation:
Itaru Arakawa
Kaori Satō
Kayoko Nakamura
Kentarō Takahashi
Koichi Katsushima
Mayumi Watanabe
Shigehiro Takei
Takuo Murase
Tamami Yamamoto
Tomohiro Oide
Tomoko Okada
Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Production Desk: Kyohei Ito
Production manager: Hideki Fukaya
Programming: Shun Iwasawa
Publicity:
Hitomi Nakamura
Takehiro Yamamoto
Publicity Design: Hiroshi Yajima
Publicity Producer: Ai Nakanishi
Publishing:
Hisanori Nukada
Kaori Chiba
Takuya Kikuchi
Tomoko Mikami
Yuri Morita
Publishing Manager: Chinami Tai
Recording:
Shuji Suzuki
Yasutomo Yamana
Recording Adjustment: Koji Kasamatsu
Recording Assistant:
Chihiro Matsuda
Emi Andō
Special Thanks To:
Kaku Arakawa
Kaori Satō
Kayoko Nakamura
Kentarō Takahashi
Koichi Katsushima
Mayumi Watanabe
Shigehiro Takei
Takeshi Kobayashi
Takuo Murase
Tamami Yamamoto
Tomohiro Oide
Tomoko Okada
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Studio Coordinator:
Akifumi Noguchi (Hinokiya Studio)
Akiko Nagatsuka (Hinokiya Studio)
Chiaki Tachikawa
Chihiro Yoshikawa (Hinokiya Studio)
Fumihito Hayakawa
Kei Matsuyama (Hinokiya Studio)
Keiji Endō (Hinokiya Studio)
Megumi Takahashi (Hinokiya Studio)
Sadaaki Nishinoo
System Management: Noriyuki Kitakawachi
Theme Song Composition: Kenshi Yonezu (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Kenshi Yonezu (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Kenshi Yonezu (ED)
Trailer Director: Keiichi Itagaki
Trailer Production: Aki Tsutagawa
Soma Santoki as Masato Maki

Aimyon as Himi
Kou Shibasaki as Kiriko
Masaki Suda as The Gray Heron
Takuya Kimura as Shoichi Maki
Yoshino Kimura as Natsuko

Jun Fubuki as Maid #2
Jun Kunimura as The Parakeet King
Kaoru Kobayashi as Old Pelican
Karen Takizawa as Waru Waru
Keiko Takeshita as Maid #1
Sawako Agawa as Maid #3
Shinobu Ōtake as Maid #4
Shohei Hino as Great Uncle

Gakudai
Kazuki Suzuki
Kenta Okimori
Kiyoko Nishimura
Masaaki Doi
Mikito Shigeta
Nami Uehara
Ryūnosuke Watanuki
Sannosuke Iizuka
Takuya Yagyu
Yuto Kawasaki
Japanese companies
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Michael Sinterniklaas
Translation: Don Brown
Producer:
David Jesteadt
Eric Beckman
Jorge Soto Marin
Michael Sinterniklaas
Rodney Uhler
Stephanie Sheh

Additional Voice Direction: Stephanie Sheh
Audio Editor: Sebastian Franco
Casting Director:
Rodney Uhler
Stephanie Sheh
DCP Supervision: Lyle Zanca
Distribution:
Aimee Connolly (GKIDS)
Alison Kozberg (GKIDS)
Anisha Cherian (GKIDS)
Chance Huskey (GKIDS)
Cynthia Segal (GKIDS)
Erica Chan (GKIDS)
Jasmine Tang (GKIDS)
Johanna Lee (GKIDS)
John James Lynn (GKIDS)
Jon Meharg (GKIDS)
Lily Newton (GKIDS)
Lucy Rubin (GKIDS)
Nate Durana (GKIDS)
Ngozi Nwadiogbu (GKIDS)
Sarah Dunn (GKIDS)
Sarah Moosvi (GKIDS)
Thomas Biery (GKIDS)
Marketing:
Aimee Connolly (GKIDS)
Alison Kozberg (GKIDS)
Anisha Cherian (GKIDS)
Chance Huskey (GKIDS)
Cynthia Segal (GKIDS)
Erica Chan (GKIDS)
Jasmine Tang (GKIDS)
Johanna Lee (GKIDS)
John James Lynn (GKIDS)
Jon Meharg (GKIDS)
Lily Newton (GKIDS)
Lucy Rubin (GKIDS)
Nate Durana (GKIDS)
Ngozi Nwadiogbu (GKIDS)
Sarah Dunn (GKIDS)
Sarah Moosvi (GKIDS)
Thomas Biery (GKIDS)
Mix Engineer: Oscar Garcia
Printmaster: Michael Archacki
Production Assistant:
Anjali Kunapaneni
Lily Newton
Production Supervision: Clark Cheng
Recording engineer:
Michael Sinterniklaas
Sebastian Franco
Script Adaptation: Stephanie Sheh
Studio Assistant: Lisa Mason
Subtitling: Don Brown
Title Design:
Jorge Soto Marin
Pamela Zamora Miranda
Luca Padovan as Mahito Maki

Christian Bale as Shoichi Maki
Florence Pugh as Kiriko
Gemma Chan as Natsuko
Karen Fukuhara as Lady Himi
Robert Pattinson as The Gray Heron
Willem Dafoe as Noble Pelican

Barbara Goodson as Aiko / Maid #4
Barbara Rosenblat as Utako / Maid #2
Dan Stevens as Parakeet
Dave Bautista as The Parakeet King
Debi Derryberry as Kazuko
Denise Pickering as Izumi / Maid #1
Gemma Chan as Hisako
Mamoudou Athie as Parakeet
Mark Hamill as Granduncle
Melora Harte as Eriko / Maid #3
Nika Futterman as Oyuki
Tony Revolori as Parakeet
Tony Revolri as Parakeet 

Andrew Kishino
Debi Derryberry
Keone Young
Mamoudou Athie
Michael Sinterniklaas
Nika Futterman
Paul Nakauchi
Tony Revolori
English companies
Additional Recording:
Creative Outpost Studios
Mach 1 Productions
SOUND ART 23
ADR Production: NYAV Post
Licensed by: GKIDS
Production Subsidy: J-LOD (Subtitles)
Subtitles: Aura
French staff
French cast
(none)
Padrig Vion as Héron

Dimitri Rataud as Shoichi Maki
French companies
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Dubbing Director: Quim Roca (Catalan dub)
Translation: Marina Bornas (Catalan dub)

Language Consultant: Roser Fité (Catalan dub)
Distributor: Cine Colombia (Colombia)
Dubbing Studio: Audioprojects (Catalan dub)
Licensed by:
Cine Caníbal (Latin America)
Vértigo Films (Spain)
Theatrical Distribution:
Cine Colombia (Colombia)
Cinetopia (Argentina, Chile and Peru)
VISTA Entertainment (Ecuador)
Theatrical Releaser: Cine Colombia (Colombia)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Alessandro Rossi
Translation: Francesco Nicodemo

Dialogues: Roberta Bonuglia
Dubbing Assistant: Silvia Alpi
Dubbing Engineer: Vittorio Pignatelli
Mixing: Roberto Cappannelli
Synchronization: Gianluca Rocchi
Giulio Bartolomei as Mahito

CHIARA GIONCARDI as Kiriko
Federica De Bortoli as Natsuko
Gianfranco Miranda as Soichi
Lucrezia Marricchi as Himi
Stefano Dori as Airone

Alessandro Rossi as Pellicano
Dario Oppido as Re Parrocchetto
Paola Giannetti as Aiko, cameriera #4
Rodolfo Bianchi as Prozio
Italian companies
Distributor: Lucky Red
Dubbing Studio: Cinecittà S.p.a.
German staff
German cast
ADR Director: Matthias von Stegmann
Script: Matthias von Stegmann
Translation: Florian Werner

Casting: Mara Ehret-Bacher
Cut: Sara Eisele
Mixture: Mike Eitner
Production manager:
Hannah Nagel
Katrin Stafforst
Laurin Lechenmayr as Mahito Maki

Caroline Ebner as Kiriko
Ferdinand Dörfler as Parakeet King
Hans Bayer as Granduncle
Laura Maire as Natsuko
Manou Lubowski as Shouichi Maki
Paulina Rümmelein as Himi
Peter Musäus as Noble Pelican
Thomas Wenke as Gray Heron

Angelika Bender as Aiko
Anke Kortemeier as Hisako
Bettina Kenter as Kazuko
Dorothea Anzinger as Oyuki
Manuela Renard as Eriko
Marion Hartmann as Utako
Uschi Wolff as Izumi

Jan Meeno Jürgens
Klaus Münster
Linus Kraus
Matthias von Stegmann
Mike Carl
Patrick Schlegel
Pauline Fusban
Peter Lewys Preston
Uwe Kosubek
German companies
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Dutch cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish companies
Subtitle Translation: Katarzyna Michalska
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Dubbing Director: Rafael Pinheiro
Arthur Salerno as Mahito Maki

Ana Helena de Freitas as Himi
Eduardo Borgerth as Pelicano
Guilherme Briggs as Tio-avô
Marcia Coutinho as Natsuko
Rafael Pinheiro as Periquito rei
Sérgio Moreno as Garça cinza
Tarcísio Pureza as Soichi Maki
Teline Carvalho as Kiriko

Flávia Saddy as Hisako
Gabi Xavier as Kazuko
Marlene Costa as Aiko
Portuguese companies
Distributor:
Outsider Films (Portugal)
Sato Company (Brazil)
Dubbing Studio: Midia P

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