While The Boy and the Heron is a great film, several issues prevent it from being the best Studio Ghibli movie.

For his new film 'The Boy and the Heron,' Hayao Miyazaki, for the first time, didn't want his longtime composer Joe Hisaishi to see the movie until it was almost completely finished.

“The Boy and the Heron,” the latest animated film of legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, presents a formative lesson in dreaming of different possibilities, writes Noah Berlatsky.

Yes, The Boy and the Heron is available to purchase on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD. The Oscar-winning movie became the first ever Studio Ghibli title to ever receive a 4K Ultra HD release.

Inspired in part by Miyazaki's own life, "The Boy and the Heron" follows 11-year-old Mahito Maki (Luca Padovan), a young boy growing up in early 1940s wartime Japan.

Ever since I first heard about The Boy and the Heron a few years ago, I knew it was going to be an instant addition to the list of iconic Studio Ghibli movies.And while it came and went and became ...

“The Boy and the Heron” English-language version features the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh.

The Boy and the Heron is also available to purchase digitally on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Prime Video, and Vudu for $19.99. There are not renting options online just yet.

For my buck-and-a-half, the parakeets make The Boy and the Heron (now streaming on Max, in addition to VOD services like Amazon Prime Video), more so than the nutty-ass heron himself.Such are the ...

“The Boy and the Heron” has been nominated for several awards, including Best Animated Feature at the 2024 Oscars. It already won at the Golden Globes for Best Animated Feature Film.