The Boy and the Heron

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."

• 
  Soma Santoki

  Mahito Maki (voice)
• 
  Masaki Suda

  Gray Heron (voice)
• 
  Ko Shibasaki

  Kiriko (voice)
• 
  Aimyon

  Lady Himi (voice)
• 
  Yoshino Kimura

  Natsuko (voice)
• 
  Takuya Kimura

  Shoichi Maki (voice)
• 
  Keiko Takeshita

  Izumi (voice)
• 
  Jun Fubuki

  Utako (voice)
• 
  Sawako Agawa

  Eriko (voice)
• 
  Karen Takizawa

  Warawara (voice)