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PVR Cinemas announced that Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years, The Boy and the Heron, will be released in Indian theatres on May 10. The highly anticipated anime film will be released in Japanese language with English subtitles and an English dub.
Encore Films, a Singapore-based film distribution company, announced earlier this year that it will bring the film ‘The Boy and the Heron’ to India. As far as OTT release is confirmed, Netflix partnered with GKIDS and Goodfellas to release Studio Ghibli films outside the US and Japan.
Earlier this year, The Boy and the Heron won several awards for Best Animated Feature Film. Some of the awards are:
1. 96th Academy Awards (OSCARS)
2. 77th British Academy Film Award (BAFTA)
3. 81st Golden Globe Award
4. 51st Annie Award
The Boy and the Heron story
After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events led him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world and the truth about himself.
The Boy and the Heron Cast & Staff
- Studio – Studio Ghibli
- Director and Writer – Hayao Miyazaki
- Producer – Toshio Suzuki
- Musical score – Joe Hisaishi
- Theme song ‘Spinning Globe’ – Kenshi Yonezu
English Cast
- SHOICHI MAKI – Christian Bale
- THE PARAKEET KING – Dave Bautista
- NATSUKO – Gemma Chan
- NOBLE PELICAN – Willem Dafoe
- LADY HIMI – Karen Fukuhara
- GRANDUNCLE – Mark Hamill
- GRAY HERON – Robert Pattinson
- KIRIKO – Florence Pugh
- MAHITO MAKI – Luca Padovan
- THE PARAKEETS – Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, Dan Stevens
Japanese Cast
- MAHITO MAKI – Soma Santoki
- GRAY HERON – Masaki Suda
- KIRIKO – Ko Shibasaki
- LADY HIMI – AIMYON
- NATSUKO – Yoshino Kimura
- SHOICHI MAKI – Takuya Kimura
- IZUMI – Keiko Takeshita
- UTAKO – Jun Fubuki
- ERIKO – Sawako Agawa
- WARAWARA – Karen Takizawa
- AIKO – Shinobu Otake
- THE PARAKEET KING – Jun Kunimura
- NOBLE PELICAN – Kaoru Kobayashi
- GRANDUNCLE – Shohei Hino
Also Read: The Boy And The Heron Review
Source – Netflix news
A self-proclaimed pseudo-hikikomori and anime content glutton, Bhavya spends his time immersed in the shonen and isekai worlds of anime, always on the hunt for the next series to binge or dissect. Having worked as a cinematographer and graphic designer, he brings a creative eye and technical expertise to his passion for storytelling.
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