Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki | Japan | 2023 | 124 mins | Subtitled / Dubbed

Voice cast | Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon / Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Florence Pugh, Mark Hamill

Studio Ghibli master Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke) returns with this exquisite animated fantasy. A highly personal story, The Boy and the Heron is themed around coming-of-age and how to cope in a world marked by conflict and loss. 

12-year-old Mahito struggles to settle in a new town after his mother's death during the Pacific War. When a talking grey heron informs him that she is still alive, he enters an abandoned tower in search of her and finds himself in another world.

A mature and complex masterpiece, The Boy and the Heron weaves together Miyazaki’s past, present and future. It’s a beautiful, enigmatic film and a fitting (potential) swansong.

Saturday 3 February

Thursday 8 February

Saturday 10 February
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Saturday 24 February
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