The Boy and the Heron Max, the imminent streaming launch of Hayao Miyazaki’s latest Academy Award-winning animated feature from Studio Ghibli, has finally been revealed by Warner Bros. This comes after Max and the renowned Japanese animation company recently extended their multiyear U.S. partnership.
Synopsis of The Boy and the Heron Max
Young Mahito relocates to his family’s rural estate after losing his mother in a hospital fire. There, a string of enigmatic incidents leads him to an isolated, old tower inhabited by a cunning gray heron. Following the gray heron into the tower after his new stepmother vanishes, Mahito discovers a fantastical realm where the living and the dead coexist. Mahito must discover the truth about himself and the mysteries of this planet as he sets off on an incredible adventure with the heron as his guide.
When is the The Boy and the Heron Max release date?
On Friday, September 6, The Boy and the Heron will launch exclusively on Max for streaming. It was Miyazaki’s first film as director in ten years, both writing and directing. His most well-known directing credits include Spirited Away, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, and Ponyo.
Voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, and Florence Pugh can be heard in the English dubbing of the hand-drawn animated movie. Toshio Suzuki, the founder of Studio Ghibli, produced it.