Studio Ghibli is the producer of Hayao Miyazaki’s 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film The Boy and the Heron, which Miyazaki also wrote and directed. The 1937 novel by Genzabur Yoshino with the same name, which is mentioned in the movie by its Japanese title is not related to the movie’s original plot.
The movie was released in Japan on July 14, 2023, and you will read its USA release date here.
When Will The Boy and The Heron Released in the USA?
The final movie from revered animator Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli’s “The Boy and the Heron” will be released in the United States and Canada by independent animation distributor GKIDS on December 8.
The first trailer for Hayao Miyazaki’s final movie ‘THE BOY AND THE HERON’ has been released.
In theaters on December 8. pic.twitter.com/VRu58oN1yh
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 6, 2023
The first teaser trailer for the new movie, which centres on a young boy named Mahito whose mother is slain in World War II was released along with the company’s announcement of the release date.
NEW MIYAZAKI MOVIE « THE BOY AND THE HERON » TRAILER pic.twitter.com/asChjbaQw1
— Studio Ghibli Pictures (@ghiblipicture) September 6, 2023
Mahito is battling his sadness when a mysterious heron tempts him to enter a doorway to a different world where death comes to an end and life finds a new beginning.
“The Boy and the Heron” trailer which you can view above is the first time that footage has been made available to the general public outside of Japanese theaters. Studio Ghibli did not release any trailers or other promotional materials before the movie’s July release in Japan.
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How Much Did “The Boy and The Heron” Earn in the Japan Box Office?
Despite this, “The Boy and the Heron” has earned just under $53 million this year, making it one of Japan’s largest box office successes and entering Top 100 Highest-Grossing Films at 93rd.
NEWS: The Boy and the Heron Enters Japan’s Top 100 Highest-Grossing Films at 93rd
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— Crunchyroll (@Crunchyroll) August 29, 2023
Multiple prestigious film festivals including those in Toronto, New York, London and San Sebastian will now show the movie. Miyazaki has stated that “The Boy and the Heron” will be his final picture despite previously walking back such declarations.
According to producer Toshio Suzuki, the 82-year-old animator created the movie as a present for his grandson.
With movies like “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Princess Mononoke,” as well as his 2001 picture “Spirited Away,” which is still the first non-English animated feature to win the Best Picture Oscar, Miyazaki rose to prominence as a major figure in the world of animation.
Studio Ghibli and GKIDS have been partners in distribution for a long time; two of Studio Ghibli’s most recent movies, “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” and “When Marnie Was There,” were nominated for Oscars. Since 2017, the distributor has also hosted an annual Ghibli Fest, showing the studio’s vintage movies in a few national theaters.
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