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The Boy and the Heron

Anime film2023124 minadventure filmdrama filmfantasy film

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About The Boy and the Heron

Overview

This 2023 feature is a useful later point in the Hayao Miyazaki catalogue. Adventure, drama and fantasy are the sourced genre combination, so use all three clues when deciding on a viewing mood. A newer release year does not establish current streaming or cinema availability. The structured source identifies this as a film with a release year of 2023 and a listed runtime of 124 minutes. Credited creators in the imported record: Hayao Miyazaki.

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Release date
14 July 2023
Format
Anime film
Runtime
124 minutes
Genres
adventure filmdrama filmfantasy film
Credited creators
Hayao Miyazaki
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Sources & record details
Format
Anime film
Release year
2023
Source release (day)
2023-07-14
Original title
君たちはどう生きるか
Also listed as
蒼鷺與少年 (zh) · 君たちはどう生きるか (ja) · Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (es) · Le Garçon et le Héron (fr) · 그대들은 어떻게 살 것인가 (ko) · Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka (en) · How Do You Live? (en) · Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka (es)
Runtime
124 minutes
Credited creators
Hayao Miyazaki
Country labels
Japan
Genres
adventure film, drama film, fantasy film
Source language labels
Japanese. These do not establish a streaming dub or subtitle offer.

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Poster source: TMDb · 508883; retrieved 2026-10-14.

Cast source: Wikidata · Q47482560 — CC0-1.0; retrieved 2026-10-03. Names are selected alphabetically, not by billing order.

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