Spoiler Warning: The following article contains major spoilers for The Boy and the Heron ... that of his late mother. One scene I love in particular comes when Mahito refuses Granduncle’s ...

“The Boy and the Heron” is about a boy named Mahito who loses his mother in an air raid during World War II. After evacuating to the countryside, Mahito encounters a blue heron that transforms ...

As for The Boy and the Heron, the coming-of-age fantasy has earned little but praise since its debut. For more info on the Miyazaki masterpiece, you can read its official synopsis here: “Mahito ...

Mr Miyazaki's family was displaced by the war, like Mahito's ... we can make films with paper, pencil and film," he said through a translator. The Boy and the Heron took about a decade to make ...

As for the film itself, The Boy and the Heron is a fantastical journey that tackles the tough reality of grief and growing up. The movie tells the story of Mahito ... in every scene, and the ...