While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
"The Boy and the Heron" — movie produced in Japan and released in 2023. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.4 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 4min. "The Boy and the Heron" is currently available to stream on Netflix. Click on a playlink to watch it now!