What must that official think of this movie, which deploys fantasy to present a powerful anti-war stance? A sprawling journey through a magical world, The Boy and the Heron features many of ...

follows a boy who, after her mother perishes in World War II bombing, is led by a mysterious heron to a portal that takes him to a fantastical realm. In Japan, its title translates to “How Do ...

“I don’t want you to use the same green as you used to use” for “The Boy and the Heron.” Since the film is set in Japan a year before the country’s defeat in World War II, Takeshige ...

Here are the actors and cast list for Ghibli’s latest, The Boy and the Heron ... who is an air munitions factory owner during World War II. The character is meant to be evocative of Miyazaki ...

The Boys actress Karen Fukuhara had an upper hand over her cast due to her Japanese heritage for the role of Himi in The Boy ...

According to The Harvard Crimson, The Boy and the Heron is influenced by Hayao Miyazaki's life fleeing Tokyo during World War II, and starting anew in the countryside. As depicted, Mahito's father ...

Japanese anime legend Hayao Miyazaki's latest film has topped the box office charts on its North American release. "The Boy and the Heron", the long-awaited animated fantasy from Miyazaki's Studio ...

Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki in 2014. The two were not on hand to accept the award for best animated film for ‘The Boy and the Heron.’ (kevork djansezian/Reuters) “The Boy and the Heron ...

The first teaser trailer for The Boy and the Heron is here, and it gives away exactly as much as you'd expect. Hayao Miyazaki’s likely final film with Studio Ghibli – and his first feature ...

I write about Asian cinema, new and old, fresh and bold. 'The Boy and the Heron' is Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's first film in a decade. The Studio ... [+] Ghibli film opened the Toronto ...